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I tookas I listened for the tread of Victoria’s sto to do with the down the stairs with bareforwas no different

I got up and put my dishes in the sink while Ella shooedyou I can get that; there’s no need for you to” I’, the look of understanding in her eyes or the fact that there’s nothing she can do about what’s putting that look there

It took all of ten seconds for ht before They were shining in her ears No, they weren’t mom’s, but they were nice Round dia her neck around enough to give herself whiplash in a bid to show them off to me

You see, I was to wait until et s, but after that debacle, dad had forbidden et them pierced in a show of solidarity with his wife In all fairness, Victoria’s ears had already been pierced since she was a young child, whereas, in iven the option when she reached an age when she could decide if she wanted to put holes in her body I’d have done it in a heartbeat to wear soain

“Aren’t they gorgeous? Dad got the hi I was doubly thankful that she had so else to focus on other than what had transpired the night before It’s not like her not to pick apart the fact that I’d been drawing his face Or it could be that she was so certain he’d never look in my direction that she felt no threat

“I still haven’t forgotten what you did I’ awful aboutup when I called” She turned a furious look lee froet nowhere, but just seeing the furious look of disappointry heart

That feeling carriedclasses and well into the lunch hour I won’t lie and say I didn’t look around in the slight hope that I h to be honest, in all the years we’d been going to the same school, I can count on one hand the number of times that has happened Oh well!

Once again, I snuck one ofoff somewhere I was sure to be alone I’m not sure why I headed in the saht that Victoria wouldn’t hunt me down the saain Orher new earrings to care

It’s not like she torh the two of the off days with one another since ere about six or seven Whatever the reason forback to the isolated spot I’d been so excited to find before Victoria descended the day before, I feltsurrounded by trees that led into the forest this area is known for

GABRIEL

I knew the second she showed up I didn’t know at first that it was her, but I knew someone had entered my space I turneddown the wrath of hell on whoever dared and saw her I should’ve known it would be her fro the skin on my arms and back I’d only felt it once before, the day before, with her

I watched her sit then look around before settling doith her back against a tree trunk It was then I noticed the book in her hands when she flipped it open and started to draw She was engrossed in the page and I in her That hair of hers drew ain as the sun rays lit it, and I felt that saain, same as yesterday