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But then she starts talking about my dad, and I want to yell at her to shut herabout him

All he ever does is leave He doesn’t even want to talk to me when he calls

I hate him

But I don’t say anything I just stand with Grandet to stay here with the animals, where it’s safe Where I can eat until my belly is full, and no one will put their hands on me if I don’t want them to

I don’t even care when Mo a fit in front of Uncle Josh and the others

She does this all the time

“Seth is alelcome here,” Uncle Josh says, and for the first time since I can remember, I take a deep breath

They’re going to let me stay!

He walks over toReally tall And I can tell by the way her eyes get wide that she’s scared of him

Good I want her to be scared Like she

“But you are not Seth will stay with us until Zack is back in the States in a few ets even closer to her “If you ever show your face here again, I’ll have you arrested for trespassing, and I will ruin your pathetic life”

Moain

“Why would I ever co here I want” She doesn’t even look atback into the car They zoohway

“Oh, honey,” Grandma whispers and kisses my head

I just shrug and pull away

I don’t like being touched

“Can I stay here, Uncle Josh?” I ask, just to ic, aze flick her way

“Of course, buddy You always have a place here”

I want to smile I want to jump and dance with relief But I’ry

So, I only nod and look down at the ground until they tell me what to do

“Corandfather says “Grandpa will show you to your room You can have your dad’s old room”