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She scowled at hed and turned my attention back to the TV My hand absentht My intent wasn’t to hurt her, but unintentionally I was doing just that She’d said I uilt, but didn’t alleviate it completely

“She told me she has panic attacks”

I’d drifted off into otten Macy was here

“Yeah”

I looked over when I heard the sniffle I could count on one hand howup with brothers, she got tough real fast When she would get upset, being pissed was her normal reaction

I put my arm around her and kissed the top of her head “Your face is leaking”

She rested her head on my shoulder “You’re an asshole”

“But you love me”

“Only because Mom and Dad say I have to”

“Whateva, cupcake”

She wiped at the tears “I used to have nightht scared shitless and bawlingme I was home and safe”

She paused, taking a shaky breath Macy didn’t talk to me a lot about her ordeal We knew the basics; that bastard had shown up looking for Ginger after she’d ran Three weeks that bastard held Macy She had a broken nose, arm, and jaw, plus three fractured ribs when she’d been found Not to mention she was dehydrated and malnourished froh to keep her alive

That et inforh school, I’d been ready to kick so her a bitch, and that piece of shit had laid hands on her

We’d all rallied around her, but she’d clung to Mitch more than anyone He’d stayed by her side alet upset if he wasn’t in her line of sight I’d never seen my sister so vulnerable, and I despised that waste of space for what he’d done to her

“I only had to endure hihtmares for months” She sat up and wiped her face