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GLENDA'S POV

My nose flared in anger as I watched Maurice's back move further and further away from me.

I was so mad that I wanted to run after him, jump on him, and claw at his face, digging my fingers painfully into his eyes.

The man was a bone in my throat, bossing me around like I was his secretary. Why wouldn't he just leave me alone?

I was most certain he didn't like the fact that I questioned him. I didn't even know where I got the courage to do that. I was getting fed up with everyone taunting and degrading me in this house.

Brian has been the biggest pain in my ass since I moved in here. Now, it wasn't just Brian I had to deal with. There was Lucy who was constantly breathing on my neck, reminding me how much of a misfit I was here.

All these fuel my decision to remain in my room. To hide from all of them and maybe that way, I could get a measure of peace. But who was I kidding? When did I ever get what I wanted?

I gaze at the door, missing and yearning for its enclosed com