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LILA
Three and a half years ago
“MOTHERFU–” My mouth snapped shut before I hissed out
another painful breath as my knees threatened to buckle
under me.
The coffee table stared back at me innocently, and I
glared in response. Little shit. I gave it a kick, with my
uninjured leg, just for the heck of it.
My morning was a mess already, and I fought the urge to
take out my anger on the coffee table. Granted, it just
bruised my knees, but in reality, the fault was mine.
My alarm didn’t go off, which obviously meant I woke up
late. Very late. First period classes had already ended, and
it was halfway through second period. Then, in my struggle
to get dressed hurriedly, I ended up tearing a hole in my
white and pristine school blouse. Great. What a lovely
morning already.
Scrambling away from the little table, I ran out of my
grandparents’ house and quickly locked the door behind
me. I had to catch the bus in two minutes, or else I was