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ant to share my happiness with you both." I smiled, s

ears fell from my eyes dripping down my cheeks. "I miss you both so mu

hadn't given birth to me and my dad wouldn't have had liver cancer

He didn't remarry until he died. He devoted all his affection to his

s grave. "Mom, I brought you this flower," I said, smiling

dy. I moved my gaze back to their gravestones. "I have to go back now.

hite roses bouquet in his hand to fall to the ground. "I'm so sorr

some face. My heartbeat quickens, and my cheeks heat up. The fee

h dark brown hair that is neatly slicked back. His gray eyes were so be

just found something so precious that he had

. "Why you touching me?! And why you calling me by

I think he's struggling to convince h

to go now," I said, nervous. Fear took over me as his domineering eyes gripp

es. 'Oh, what should I do?' I asked my

ry, sir. I can't pay for the flowers. I only have money

" he said, holding out his hand to me. His sharp gaze frighte

ped me even more when I saw the way he looked at my ID. Somehow I

ID before he handed it back to me. I quickly took it from his hand and

l frightened me. "Emily White. I'll see you ag

beat in my ears. I was so scared of him and I would never want to see him again. I though

me up from my fear. I immediately ran to t

w. Since my dad died, I have lived with his sister. I love my aunt as much as she loves me. I don't know how

loor, I walked out to our apartment ro

ly as I heard Eric yelled from inside the room a

, crying as I saw Eric hit my aunt in the face. I ran over an

ll the police!" I yelled at him. I gasped in fear as he grabbed my fac

," my aunt pleaded in tears, holding

my aunt's and smirked evilly be

ey she had hidden in my stuffed bunny, and quickly back to us, standing in front of Eric. "Here,

slip his dirty hand behind my aunt's neck with his eyes on my aunt's. "You should have given me this money b

saw him kissing my aunt's lips, squeezing her breas

other gentle smile. Then he walked out of the ro

c had beaten her. He always did that when he was angry with her. My aunt once reported him to the police, but he was only in jail for a few months and

the blood dripping from her nose made me so worried about her

tment only has one bedroom, so we slept together. When she lay on th

er blood with it. Not a single word came out of o

my eyes. "Emily, today is your graduation day. I'm so s

if I said I'm not sad right now. She wiped the tears from her chee

o you can go to college, but he has taken the mone

nd a job. You know I'm not good at studying so it's useless for

ng from the corners of her eyes. She put her hand on m

always be with me," I say, h