ElsaMy head was throbbing. Who the hell decides to throw a kids party in a small cafe at this time of night?Tossing some paracetamol back my throat, I head for home. The one place that I didn’t want to be.As the rain starts to fall, I pull the thin coat around me and quicken my pace. I had to get home before my stepmother, Kyra, realised I was late. She would be fuming if I didn’t have supper ready for her and Sadie.Pulling my phone out my pocket, I check the time. Two minutes, I could get home in two minutes. My walk turns into a run as I turn into our street. My feet splash through the puddles as I watch the clock on my phone tick over.The lights were on and I groaned. I was supposed to have been home already. Kyra was bound to hit the roof for the fifth time this week and it was only wednesday. She wouldn’t care that I had to do over time. I pause to take a breath, wondering what my punishment would be tonight.I could hear my stepsister's shrill voice before I opened the doo
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