Leo went out to see with a shovel while I stood in the kitchen with a knife in my hand. I was pretty sure someone had been there who had thrown the clay pot on the ground. In fact, when I had been looking out that window, I had felt someone watching me. I could not see anyone, but that feeling remained. I still could feel that same eerie realization that someone was here, very near, watching my every move.As I stood in the middle of the kitchen, I felt the urge to run and hide in my room. But that would be stupid. Leo was out there. If he could be brave, I could be too.I had not been this scared before. It was since that day… My father awakened a fear inside me that refused to go away no matter how hard I tried.Someone opened the door loudly and I bit back a scream.“There is no one there,” Leo said, annoyed. “What are the chances that it’s a kid?”“It was not a kid,” I said. I knew who it was. But that was stupid. How could he be here? Besides, I was just afraid for no reason thes
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