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“Moasped out, bent over, her hands on her knees, her Pippi Longstocking costume all messed up now

“I know that, Rosie Why?” Avena asked again, pulling more tissues out of the box to help clean my face, and I winced away

“Callie broke her jewelry box,” sheonto the bunk bed

“Liar! You broke it!” I screaain

“I did not!” she screamed back, but she didn’t look at me “Just shut up about it”

My lips shook in anger, and I wanted to sed me

“It’s okay, Callie You’re okay, Mommy was just a little upset”

“Why does she only beat me when she is mad? Why is she always mad at me?” I cried

“I don’t know Stop crying!” Avena tried to clean et mad if you look like this”

“Girls?”

Hearing the door, I got up quickly and tried to move away, but I fell back on my feet When I looked overtime He had the cross box in his hands

“Avena, Rosie, you guys go watch TV, okay?”

They nodded and left I sat there, hanging my head

“That’s enough crying, young lady,” he said, his voice different before sitting in front ofthe cross box and getting the wipes

“How many times do I have to tell you not to make your hter “Stay still, you can’t go around looking like this”