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I wasn’t aware, nor did I care, that I was naked astride a crazy woain, this ti Who’d violated my body, who’d violated Ian…

Tihly pulled , lights were flashing, and chaos was reigning

And all I could do was stare silently down at my hands; one was bloody and bruised…the other held a hank of black strands I’d ripped from Victoria’s head

My vision blurred as tears filledIan had said reverberated in my head

He was on the phone To who, I don’t know

But all he said…no, yelled, was, "Leah’s being arrested!"

Chapter 20

I heard whispering as I laid on the couch, curled into a ball, staring off into space as I tried to get a little bit of sleep

I’d ed to doze off for a little bit, but couldn’t stay asleep because the phones were ringing off the hook and people were in and out to check on us Sleeping on the couch in practically the middle of the day isn’t very conducive to peaceful rest, but that’s hoas going to be until I decided if I was going to burn my bed or not

I knehat the whisperers were saying--I could hear the my ears

‘She’s never been like that before, that I know of I can only iine she just snapped’

‘I know…she was the captain of the cheerleading squad, perky as all get out, and everyone loved her in school She’d never lift a finger to anyone!’

‘Personally, I’lad she did I’d have probably killed the bitch…but damn, Leah tried…’

I couldn’t discern as saying what because they hispering, but I was definitely not going to be getting any sleep with theot up, sto

"I can hear you," I said, unnecessarily

A couple of therinned unabashedly

"We thought you were sleeping," my sister, E a total slanced around to see where Ian was, finding hi at the table with Chloe, Brandon, and Calland, and Allie was perched on my countertop by the stove

"Why aren’t any of you at work?" I asked, sounding surly

"Daly

Chloe’s eyes got huge as she gave Allie an ‘I-can’t-believe-you-just-said-that’ look and rushed to say, "Because we’re all off today and wanted to check on you rather than braving the craziness of Black Friday Are you okay?" Chloe asked, her voice sincere

I walked to Ian and wrappedto Chloe in reply "Yeah, I’ht?"