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tely I could hear them. I hurriedly marched up

ored kitchen grabbed a knife hanging on the kit

me you piec

man twice her size, she wore a sh

oks and papers, pillow cotton every

bove her like a

mma? Where did

d and her busted lips looked like they w

his hand t

voice. I approached them with a knife pointed at Giovanni. His dark sweaty chest

briefs. His rough face was stricken w

n even when I made it clear you don't belong he

door as I followed be

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ehind like a lo

your m

..." Giovanni st

I pushed him

let me get

hanging loose above her neck dyed light blonde at the tip, sticki

going o

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him, that

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ly chewed h

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and groaned i

ain

my eyes as I stared at Emma. Emma has lost herself and

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hat c

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leave, her next w

led Mo

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hy

us with the rent, w

e don't need it anymore. Do it now." I said with a

we

mm

nd we'd have to come back to the hell ho

ed, "W-what

time. We have to le

t that de

you

g this f

n for yo

nd, all you do is party, go, an

just j

kiddin

l life and you're nothing but a sadist

oodbye to that society becaus

es welled up

you anymore. Am m

d through m

ed," she turned and dashed into

lip hard and sat heavily on the couch. If Emma makes good on

one threw me out

n's Crest

y minutes," came t

ible and it's

t forty

***

stia

led for

hing voice invaded th

led her to my

and I had to clutch my bearings bec

ans that hugged and a blue s

had time

ry,

r grumbled. I rolled my eyes. Sometimes I think he wished

ily quipped and helped him l

so abruptly, do y

ize. I asked him to call you be

ea

smile but it came

ficially that Michael will be wal

sound like a sappy old

ck home isn't it?" Emily

in the hospital, not his r

ed from the hospital, yet he insisted he's room would be a remedy for him. I had

remedy," Em

mily be my daughter instead?" he asked with all sincer

as bad taste in wom

the

op and massage

the past, find a good girl, and marry. Someone who will stand beside you and

rt. I couldn't

?! What is so grand about your plan that I am unable to carry it out alone? Let me ask you a question, Father

thinking you have everyt

this anymore

come wi

along with M

r, he's trying so badly to piss

've worked for Father, I don

were going t

f guard! Last I checked a

g back on my decision if you can't handle being under my wing any l

atum after all we've been through to build this com

outh I had an inkling he knew what I would say. His blood

e th

..." Emily

s, you can't go back on

ll never choose me, what's the use in fighting a losing b

asti

it wasn't him calling out to me anymore. It was her and she was doin