Torn Between Three

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d, my head pounded from exhaustion and my stomach growled from hunger. The

n't he see I was clearing the table? Couldn't he have sent someone else. I smiled and nodded at

s too exhausted to walk back home, yet too broke t

cked screen. It was a te

et to eat, okay?

ter, Mia, was the only reason I kept goin

xted

d. I should be t

to my house was quiet but I still had to keep an eye on my surroundings.

abian was still in prison for the next two years, that I was safe for the time being, yet I couldn't stop myself from being paranoid. I couldn't help looking o

ys ago and water. Good enough. I heated the rice and ate it hot as it was, as soon as I finished. I s

, I stared at the other assignment on the desk. It wasn't

en Ca

ew I wasn't like other boys who had manly body structure, I was always lean at the start, but I hated it when people used it against me and Damien just had to

bout him, so now I'm being targ

ed to bully me except him, he doesn't

ain at my pa

uld barely keep my eyes open. I dozed off on the

s it always does. I went t

fast, there's noth

bag and wal

wn when Damien walke

dda

way from me. He always knew my whereabouts in school, when I step foot in school and most

alk

breath. It's not lik

ag and gave him his

through it. It's not lik

" his friends laughed, though I do

nod

before, I wouldn't feel it during classes. I love to learn. Somehow, listening and j

I gathered my books and left school not botherin

t something before working. I didn't want to risk pissing off

, I applied for the job, with no experience or connection, just desperation. I was lucky to meet the previous manager, a sharp eyed, kind l

embers. I located my locker and changed into the uniform that hung neatly inside.

d. It was a mes

me to that fancy restaurant

course. What w

pay was good. One might think my life wou

when I had pa

ic, the moment I started making money, they s

parents like mine, the pay was never enough. I had to take care of their never ending demands, and still care for my siste

ults who had nothing to do than to waste money. Especially when they kicked me out of the ho

thought they would change

at they wanted me to come back home, but that wasn't what the calls

s still in that house and she'

I have to give in t