Chapter 16
Winter POV
I’m dreading going into the house after being so late. My father is going to be pissed dinner’s not on the table,
but to my shock the house is pitch black, no lights in the house on at all. Even my brother appears to be missing. I
almost shout out hallelujah in my excitement, shuffling along in pain until I reach the kitchen.
Theres signs father has been home most of the day. Tons of beer bottles, most empty, sitting on the old, faded,
wooden dining table. I sigh. If he’s gone out its most likely he’s gone to the pub. Which means he won’t be home until late, with luck well after I’ve gone to bed. It’s almost as if the moon goddess decided to give me a helping hand and I can’t help but begin to hum under my breath despite everything.
Then I hear it. The smallest sound but loud enough to cause me to freeze in terror, the creak of the front door as it opens and I turn in hesitation, praying it’s not my father. I haven’t had enough time to start dinner yet and I could feel my body beginning to tremble, my hands shaking as I stand and wait to see who it is.
“Winter” I hear my brother’s shout and my heart begins to beat at a normal pace again. I could handle Damien, but I wondered what he wanted and why he wasn’t out smoking weed with my friends.
“Where are you” he growls.
kitchen” I squeak, feeling timid like a small mouse must feel. I hear his footsteps approaching, loud on the wooden
a bit confused. Had I done something
around “why didn’t you tell
Tell him
overhear that Jessica b***h bragging about how she’s beaten
absolutely speechless and confused about why he’s angry with me. Since when did he give a
it?” he says tightly and I still, biting my lip and looking away from him. As if
I can stop him, he’s lifting up my
I see his eyes widen as he takes in the bandage as
realize
damn about me, your little sister? You’ve made my life a living hell Damien, you have no right to pretend to care
held out as though begging for forgiveness. “Winter” he says almost pleading with me as I raise
my cheeks as I begin to sob. It’s always the
he just said that? After all these years was he finally waking up to the fact that I’d just been an innocent child who couldn’t do anything to
ramble on about it being your fault” he snaps, running a hand through his hair impatiently “and because I was young, and I was angry, I believed him when he turned on you. So help me god let that
about to let my guard down. I’ve done it too many times before and been disappointed, but some part of me, a very small part
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