ster as she managed to squeeze my hand. I had moved h

e question and I looked away instead. I couldn't tell him. The worry in his eyes only twisted my g

I didn't have to go through with 'this'. How long would I have to wait

o gave me a bruise the first day, then this was the best i

r. She looked stronger today. "I really want to see the woman that helped us. I wan

en I replied, "I'll make sure sh

I told her that a lady just took pity on us and helped out. It wasn't much of a lie

er my wrist. The ring in my pocket felt like a thorn at m

sit while she made me promise to go out more instead of making my home beside her. And for the fi

d in. Diane was her name. She was the doctor assigned to my mo

are we feeling today?" She asked. I paid attention t

Diane said and we waved a smiley goodbye to her. My mom an

nd left the room. I promised to come back the next day, even if she

y. There were a lot of dos and don'ts as a

ght, I felt the loneliness seep into my bones, chilling me. It

I walked past. I didn't know her but her dislike for me was evident. When I first m

never directly said to me. Like today, she said; "Wretchedness

dollars still sitting in my account, I was still t

'nobody'. Why were people so cruel? I hadn't done anything to her except to of

thought it was okay to treat people like that. She did

the penthouse. As I stepped in, I stopped in my tracks. T

o my skin. He looked like he would rip me apart until I

ulp