ad her mother got the bottle she had used on Ken? It was obvious that h

Lord. She knew that the nightmare was not o

had saved her daughter and she might not even know what she had done and might not remember it when she woke but

er mother's hands as she collapsed from th

than a mat which they had in the house and taking a broom, she started gath

stayed awake to guard her mother and her

ighting off her stepfather and losing and the fear

ut Ken coming around because

irabel woke her mother by

ike it is splitting', Mi

e name Mirabel because it was almost as though it w

u that alcohol is not good for your health nut you won't listen, if it cause

ess things and get me

ot look too good. I shall tell them at the

ld mean my money bring reduced, y

s paid stipend for her hard work but at least it helped keep the hunger away and they a

ally hardworki

on alcohol and was drunk most of the time but anytime she was sober, Mira

red down

s just

ve. Mirabel had been disappointed. Ken was working someplace at the time but conviniently lost his job almost im

zy man who could not e

se she could not bring herself to trust him and

rring anytime soon. She had made sure he was still breathing becaus

ad thi g at all, only that it migh

her mother conscious enough

ember what happe

last night? Wha

t she had be

ing Ken with a bottle on the

d I do that? Do I

to drink. I tried fighting him off but he was too strong for me and he had almost succeeded when you hit him

ring at her like s

ter, remember?' she stood up and staggered a little

it was a nightmare that you had. It must have been s

ot believe what

he felt hurried. She wanted to be out of that pl

her body and how her panties had been

that you would accuse him of all these? That must be the case

was exas

I could not accuse him of doing what he did not do. He a

cause of the drink I had taken and

of a miracle and now, we must leave. I was able to pack the few things we had last night while the both of you were out. We need

ll accept me at this age? Ken loves you like his own daughter. Try to accept him or

around. She had thought that by the time he

he is coming arou

nd injured yourself to show me as evidence of his attempted violation of you

k somewhere else and I might even work for the bo

also be my

racted to you. You are a very beautiful woman. You will be the one now making the choice

last night and hit me on the head whe

to find that Ken had