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I inhaled deeply, staring at my phone This was not the plan I was supposed to have more time in order to situate myself and take apart the family piece by piece, poison the to backfire if I did as they ordered now? My first night here?

“Bruntu my breath It took a lot to answer, but at least there was a reply

Which was akin to very well

Exhaling, I put down the phone, not wanting to reach the edge of this cliff so quickly I stared into ray eyes and did not see me

“A monster is always born to other ht he was I remembered the monster who had created me clearly

CALLIOPE—AGE 6

“It was Calliope!” My sister, Bellarose (everyone called her Rosie) pointed her finger atcloser to mommy’s jewelry box

It was broken now All the pretty stones she told us never to touch were all over the floor I stared at her finger; it was pointed atwith tears, her botto

Liar

“No, Mo But her hand hit my face, and I fell on my back and then onto my side “Mommy, no!”

“How many times did I tell you not to touch it?”

Smack

“Why don’t you ever listen to me?” Smack

I held my hands to my head and curled into a ball But she pulled my shirt

“Why do you always force me to do this?”