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“What did he tell her?” he continued to demand, scratching and tearing at my clothes. “You know something, don’t you?”
Im right
“It felt so real this time.” Nodding, I trembled violently. “Please don’t leave me.”
Jesus christ i hate all of them
I shook my head, unable to release my hold on her son. Because her son was my sun.
When Joey whipped his own jumper off and placed it over her head, I felt another wave of emotion hit me. Sadness.
I didn’t have the answer, but his selfless gesture sparked something inside of me, and I made a mental note to sneak my spare jumper into school for Shannon tomorrow. At least that way, her brother wouldn’t be cold.
Poor liz
Her legs looked long on a normal day, but when she wore those sky-high stilettos, they looked like ladders.
Sorry? Shes 11??
“Danny’s a dick,” Liz chimed in, moving to stand beside me. “And if he gives you guys shit for this, I’ll take off my shoe and stab him with it.” She looked at me and winked. “Especially you, birthday boy.” Oh fuck. My poor, poor heart.
“And he’s the only boy I’ll ever say yes to.”
“Because Hugo Boss-man loves our little viper,” he replied solemnly, gray eyes wide and unblinking. “You know that.”
Even then, as my nightdress caught on fire and they quickly whipped it over my head, they didn’t question my motives, putting my carelessness down to a reckless child getting too close to the fire.
They failed her
“If Caoimhe marries Mark, then Liz and Gibs will be family.”
“No, we wouldn’t,” Gibs protested, sounding horrified. “Because he is not my brother.”
It wasn’t Feely’s fault. He didn’t live on the street, and Gibsie was a master concealer. The worse shit got at home, the more outrageously funny he became.
“Besides, we don’t need them to get married to be family.” “Exactly,” he said, wholeheartedly agreeing with her.
It hurt to sit on my chair in class, and by the time big lunch rolled around, I was close to losing my mind.
But lately, something strange was happening inside of me—a horrendous pulsing feeling that made me feel sick.
chloe this was not necessary
“I will return the favor, kid.” “Oh yeah?” I replied, tracking his every move as he stood up and dusted himself off. “How?” “That’s up to you,” was all Joey replied before he turned around and walked away. “I’ll be seeing ya, kid.”
the room that used to be Beth’s,
only to scowl at the absolute pigsty that was his room.
“I’m okay, Hugh,” he whispered, trembling beneath the covers, as he curled up in the fetal position. “I’m always okay.”
Jesus fucking christ theyre mirrors
“No, you fucking cretin,” I seethed, whacking his hand away when he tried to grab my friend. “He’s my brother. Now get out of our way.”
when he wasn’t making my friend cry, he was making my babysitter cry.
even if the probability of getting my ass handed to me was high.
“You’re not worth going to jail over,” before shoving past us.
Oh but raping them is
“I will cut them out of your gooch and feed them to your bitch-ass friend.”
I tried so hard to keep my cool, but when they targeted Gibsie, I lost it. He was so sweet and gentle, and he didn’t deserve to be picked on all because he didn’t want to play their stupid game.
Caoimhe knew, which meant it would only be a matter of time before Dad did, too. The moment my sister’s eyes locked on mine, I sighed in defeat. I’m so screwed.
All you have to do is just let me in!”
:((( god fighting to be understood as a child is a whole nother realm of sad
Because they didn’t listen. They didn’t ask the right questions. They didn’t believe me.
Jesus christ
“I’m feeling a lot better now, Doctor. Thank you for fixing me.” Disappointment filled her eyes. Nothing new there. “All right, Lizzie.” She sighed heavily. “We’ll try again at your next appointment.”
I was solely focused on their daughter.
Yeah, I already knew that. Caoimhe had told me countless times. Problem was, I had no memory of it.
“You’ve ruined your whole future, Caoimhe!” “Michael, please calm down.”
Shes pregnant
No, because instead, you decided to flush your future down the drain for a dirty weekend with that prick Mark Allen!”
“I said I’m sorry!” Caoimhe screamed, and the sound of a chair scraping on tiles filled my ears. “But I had to go, Dad, I was running out of time—” “Don’t you dare say it!” her father roared. “I’m already fully aware why he took you over on the boat to England. I don’t need you verbalizing my worst fucking nightmare out loud!”
I cant tell if im right but i think i am
did the right thing for me, and I thought I was doing what was best for the—” “Don’t fucking say it!”
“How are we going to show our faces at mass, Catherine? She’s brought shame down on the whole family.” “Nobody knows, Dad, I promise.” “God knows, Caoimhe!” “Are you fucking serious, Dad?”
Oh jesus christ thats what youre worried about
quickly realized that my parents’ approval was something I liked a lot and found myself wanting to do better to impress them more to keep them happy.
I hadn’t been plagued by nightmares in weeks and was managing to get a solid eight hours each night.
Oh jesus christ they really gaslit her
It had been weeks, and she was still crying.
Danny Call and Patrick had come to blows yesterday, while Pierce O’Neill and Hugh had come close.
hmm wonder why
and I balled my hands into fists at my sides to stop myself from grabbing her stupid red hair.
OHHHH ouch
Please Jesus, don’t let it land on the touchy-feely redhead. Please, God, save me from this mess.
Jesus christ
This girl and these lips would haunt me for a lifetime.
I wanted to do that again. Every day. For the rest of forever. And I think he did, too.
Dreams I was not supposed to have about my best friend.
LOL
“Not exactly something I wanted to publicize, lad.”
LOL
“The only place the thoughts in my head should be spoken about is in a confession box at mass.”
LOL
I should have been able to go to my father.
Just like i should have been able to go to my mother :( i feel i understand these characters in a different way
According to Caoimhe, she was over eighteen and deserved to have her boyfriend stay over whenever she wanted.
