Her safe haven

ounded by oriental scrubs and green pines. A perfect home to ra

g drilled like in the military- people

hing at the faces of the passerby as they stopped and gl

ars as it was doing at the moment. A quick glance at her wrist watch, made her press harder on the paddle, her

o pack part of the curly mess on her face with her hand

reeted her, she scanned the vicinity with an expert eye, satisfied that her foster father's beat up Sudan was not in sight, which could only mean he was not a

down, which made her wondered where her foster siblings were especially Josh and Anna, the youngest kids who always stand at the door to welcome home with one prank or the other, after she had fallen into their trap, they would laugh hard, c

ore, as most of them had finally reunited with their family, or had a really home that were willing to adopt them, she had the room to herself. She stopped to pull out her patched up sneakers, lookin

immediately looked ahead and gulped

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o do you think will do all the house chores around her

some reason the cunning man wants her in school, which remains a surprise to her, as he never wants anything good for her. He did not even let her move out of the house even when she turned legal age, it's like she was trapped here, it do

, it was one of the norms they were taught, anytime they get scol

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the town, the person on the phone will direct you where to meet with h

take the piece of paper from her but she

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't done," Ja

my problem

hook h

oughly, Jane flinched and grimaced in pain as she had a deep cut

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change into my

work first, I need that pac

to reason with the woman. She would lose her job. Out of the four part time jobs she does, she loved thi

aten since morning. She ignored the glow and reached into her tote bag to get

ered she had an article to write for her friend. She had given her the chocolate bar, so she would help he

up their day, wondering where they must be, she climbed up her bicycle and paddled out. A quick glance at her wrist wat