I was furious, but I couldn't make any sound except pained whimpers.
"Don't you dare use anything Larry gave you," Lisse barked.
I no longer cared about her threats, my whole body hurt too much to think about anything else.
I didn't know how long they kept hitting me.
When they finally had enough, they threw me into one of the trash pits.
Dark. Filthy. Painful.
Did I really deserve all of this?
Luna Eileen, Larry, Edwin, Shannon—where were they? Wouldn't Luna Eileen be worried if she couldn't reach me?
Nadia's father was always like that. Whenever Nadia couldn't be contacted, he immediately called the school to check on her.
A family is supposed to be like that, right? Worried when there's no news.
Was I really part of their family? Were their warm words and affection just a momentary feeling?
Was everything so easy to forget simply because I wasn't the daughter who grew up with them?
Unknowingly, tears streamed down my face.
