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Just like my mom did Just like Dad did, too Andto now "Kyle Hewitt and four other guys fro Breanna with a picture ofto torture her and then eventually try to ruin her life I tried to stop the for me and I need your help"

Dad takes a relieved breath, a lot like the moment I opened my eyes after the bullet He even rubs his hands over his face like I was raised fropen claps ht I was patched in "Welcoet to work"

Breanna

I’M SITTING ON the front porch again, my head between my knees Nausea and dizziness are often caused by the lack of proper blood to the brain Doing this places the brain at the saravity to reach the brain That’s the theory Personally, it also keepsto bend over too far if I do vomit

I’m cold and clammy and hot at the same time, yet I’ainst my skin

Free I’ and open and it’s si a bit lost--but it still feelsfree

My cells vibrates and pings over and over again Reagan has called twice Addison three titone The count is now up to four

Elsie wanders from the house and plops down beside me Her black hair is in a ponytail and half of the strands are falling out She’s in her school clothes and there are Band-Aids over her scraped knees I put those bandages there last night I wonder ill do it when I’h afternoon Hoas your day?"

"Rough" Elsie straightens, then her eyes wash over me In a few seconds, she leans forward and rests her coe of h?" Typically this conversation would happen in the kitchen with lass of milk while she and Zac swipe cookies off the plate I have waiting for them

"Lauren," she says as if a word could be a scowl

Lauren I sigh for her We all have a Lauren who’s the bane of our existence While I had two older sisters and two older brothers, Elsie is the product of being a girl with three boys ahead of her She’s a proud tomboy and Lauren isn’t

"You shouldn’t let what other people say bother you" My advice feels hollow

Elsie flashes me a brief smile "At least I have you"