mi

orn expressions on their faces. His arm was thrown arou

mily. From my perspective, however, this was all a performance. Gr

farthest corner of the room. Father's phone beg

re he got up from his seated position,

rong?” Mother sn

in obvious agitation. “It's the lawyer! The call came from the hospital, claiming that

o get Grandma's Will read or what?” G

He's the only one who has

er black shirt and pants. But of course, this was Liz, the most volatile one of the Manor hous

d forth, “ I have no time to waste w

's life was at risk, yet this was a

all supposed to be gathered here!” She looked at

els announced Ellen's arriva

tching his hand. “Where are the

e reached into her handbag. “By the way, mom, isn't the lawyer supposed

ow fucking inconvenient. How am I going to know if

ntire strip club for a week-long party, just to cel

hat man anyway. Once he reads the will, we'll fire him. If h

Mother were not even paying them any attention, th

Father sudd

ving closer.

ime for this moment. “Here. Take these. Since the will can't be

the papers, “W

nnulment

med so hard into my ey

is t

ng read?” Liz sn

fact. It was all your grandmother's idea to adopt you when you were nothing but a pathetic three-year ol

opened an

y hands, as I looked from one face to another for help, fo

und

muttered, “You all …you're

only have three children, you are not

e. You can't do th

s good as grandma did, they always blamed me for problems and framed me as a bu

ome tramp grandma pic

o father's legs. “Please!” I sobb

ars, girl! I do not want to see you or your b

floor, clutching the papers. I looked up at Mother through tea

etic.” El

rashy belongings, I'll have fun s

ettled on the couch and began examining her nails. “Father made sur

financial support? How did they exepct me to survive? I had no real source of income,

el's family had not wanted me to work while married to their so

floor and head towards my old bedroom. In th

want?” I sn

for good measure, leering into my face. His breath smelled

mille. If you would just give me what I want. This s

him across the face. “You're my fuckin

ed that I hit him. This was not his first time harrassing

ust fuckin

d my hair roughly from behind. I was

iz

crashing into the wall. The breath was knocked out

, but Gabriel held her back. “Not worth it, Liz. You know it's illega

bloody murder, and Gabriel managed

locked the door behind me. Reaching under my bed, I pulled ou

many times before, had tried to force himself on me, and many of those rape attempts were recorded here. My “parents” also em

believed they would get away with everything they had done but I wou

took a few minutes to shove everything of importance into boxes and load them into my old Wr

e, without looking back. A few moments on the highway, and I decided to take th

the accelerator and

did not

truck was coming up ahead, and I needed to turn immediately. T

e that I panicked and swerved out of the way, c

d hear was bangs and ringing, my shaky