I was terrified all the time.

I couldn't go on like this. I was even afraid of my own shadow.

I heard a noise downstairs and I knew Allan was home. He was probably searching the cabinets for his stash of alcohol. He was more violent when he was drunk.

I heard my stomach grumbled again. I was really hungry, but I couldn't go downstairs, because he would see me and find a reason to hit me.

I really don't know why my mother had married him. What had she seen in him? I don't know why I ask that question, because I already knew the answer. He was rich and my mother needed the money.

Dad died when I was ten and we started to have money issues. My mother had to do something in order for us to get by, so a year later she married Allan. She didn't love him and I knew he didn't love her either.

Her Saving Grace

She smiled at me, then started the engine. "First, we are going shopping and then we are going to treat ourselves at the spa." She looked behind at Kevin and Lucas. "You guys want to come with?"


They both shake their head. "No sorry, I have other things to do in town." Kevin said.


"Yeah and plus, we would rather skip the torture of shopping with you and Kayla." Lucas added. Jasmine and I looked at each other, then burst out laughing.


Jasmine looked at them in the rearview mirror. "Awwe babe, that's a bummer. We would have had so much fun." She said teasingly. She bit her lip to prevent from laughing again.


"Yeah, you guys don't know what you are missing." I added, stifling a laugh as well.


"We know exactly what we are missing." Kevin said. We couldn't contain our laughter anymore, so we burst out laughing once again.


As soon as Jasmine contained her laughter, she put the car into drive and drive away from the graveyard.


Chapter 68