Laura “If you want to hit someone, hit me and not her,” I challenged him with my eyes still in fury still holding his arm. I wasn't going to let anyone hurt my daughter, not when I was still breathing. “You bitch!” He yelled at me and slapped me hard across the face, so hard that he knocked me to
“I will give you anything you want, but please let me have my daughter,” I begged again. I couldn't bear to hear my daughter crying, not really. He clicked his tongue as if it wasn't relevant to him. “She's a tantrum child, soon she'll stop crying and go to sleep,” he said, dismissing my request.
Jason "What? Is Suzy pregnant?” I asked in surprise after hearing Terrence's speech. I was in my office while finishing the last appointments for today; I was thinking about calling Laura and inviting her and Annie out for dinner tonight, that would be nice, although I thought Laura would probably
“I don't know exactly; she's saying that she's already given up and that she thinks she should continue alone, she also said that she and Annie are going far away and that they'll never come back, and that I shouldn't look for them,” I said, suddenly starting to feel a bitter taste in my mouth. “W
Suzy Ignoring any kind of warning that my instinct was sending me, I remained there, squatting among the bushes. It had been some time since the elegant woman had entered the wooden house, and everything was as silent as death. As Richard had closed all the windows in the room, I couldn't see what
“Suzy? What do you think you are doing?” He asked aggressively, already raising the gun towards me. I had been caught; now I would be killed. “You had so many chances to escape, Suzy, you fool,” I fought with myself in my thoughts. “Now you’re going to die like an idiot!” “What do you mean? What
Laura I tried to free myself from my bonds again; I had to find a way to save my daughter. That's when I heard voices arguing loudly in the compartment where my daughter was, and then the sound of a gunshot made me freeze. "Annie? My God, my daughter," I screamed in shock. My eyes were wide as I
“My mom doesn't like cutting her hair,” said Annie, and reflexively, I shielded her with my body. Richard and his partner laughed. “I think your Mommy is used to getting her hair cut in those fancy salons where the price of a session there would be enough to support all the homeless people in New
Annie POV Peter Morton’s face was just inches from mine, staring at me. The electric blue of his eyes was so close I could see his irises dilating and contracting. “You okay, Lady Ann?” he asked. I sighed with a small smile, half in delight. “It’s been a while since anyone called me that.” Actual
Annie POV The masked boy—who I didn’t want to admit was Peter—took me to an upscale, comfortable hotel where I could spend the night safely, away from everything, and try to regain my composure and figure out what to do next. “You can stay here,” he said calmly, though his voice still carried a hi
Annie POV The masked boy led me through the dark campus, his hand firm in mine as we ran away from the ballroom. My legs trembled, the blue dress swishing with each step, and tears still streamed down my face, hot and relentless. The sound of the shouts, the judgments, still echoed in my head, bu
“No choice?” He cut me off, his tone incredulous. “Are you serious? You chose to help Madison make that video. You chose to plug it into the projector. And now Annie’s out there, broken, while you try to run from the responsibility. This doesn’t fix anything, Abby. It wasn’t supposed to end like thi
Abby POV I was there, tucked away in the shadows of the ballroom’s corner, my heart still racing as I watched the chaos I’d helped create unfold. The giant screen kept playing that horrible video, distorted and manipulated clips of Annie echoing through the room like a final verdict. People poin
Annie POV I was still on the dance floor, the warmth of the masked boy’s body against mine, my head resting on his chest as the slow music guided us. The sound of his heartbeat against my ear was almost hypnotic, and I let myself get lost in that feeling I couldn’t quite explain. He’d just said s
I swallowed hard, Caleb’s words coming back to haunt me. “Have you ever stopped to think that maybe we’ve gone too far?” He’d said that at the mall, and I’d hung up on him, but now they echoed in my head. Annie had hurt me, yes. The fight in the dorm, the way she called me fake, like I was trash she
Abby POV I was leaning against the wall of the ballroom, the cup of punch in my hand already warm and forgotten, as I watched Annie dance with that masked boy. The soft lights of the ball cast shadows over them, and even from so far away, you could feel something in the air—a chemistry almost tangi
Anne POV I was there, trying to at least pretend I was enjoying the party with Summer, letting the loud music and spinning lights distract me from the weight pressing on my chest. Summer danced beside me, throwing her arms up with that endless energy of hers, and I tried to keep up, forcing a smile