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Manslaughter? What’s manslaughter?
“Falk, look at her.” Mason is angry with Falk. “She has no idea what you’re talking about. And we agreed to not take our anger out on her.”
“She will.” Falk doesn’t care that Mason’s upset. He throws me over his shoulder, striding off.
My plaid blue skirt hikes up. Someone’s hand pulls it down, covering me.
“We’ll continue this at home.” Finn appears at our side, the strap of my blue backpack hides some of the thorn tattoos on his hand.
I’m hopeful at his words. “My home?”
“No. We already told you, your parents are downtown at the police station.” Mason holds the door for Falk to walk through. “We’re bringing you to our home.”
To their huge house in Back Bay so far from my parents?
Where the people who stopped loving me live? Where they can lie to me again?
No!
“Put me down!” I shriek, kicking and punching Falk. “Let me go to Mommy and Daddy!”
The men don’t answer. We walk through my school halls, the kids not caring that I’m being kidnapped. Miss Jones catches up, and her and our principal give me sad eyes.
Maybe they believe Falk’s lies too.
Stupid. Everyone here is stupid.
They won’t help me. Which means fighting is pointless
I’ll have to find a way to save myself later. To get to my parents.
I might be ten, but I’m not dependent like the other kids in my private school. I already take care of my parents when they’re sick. I know how to make my breakfast and dinners all by myself.
Running away to Mom won’t be a problem. I have this.
In a few days, I’ll break free.
It’s nothing but a nightmare. And nightmares always end.
They have to.
