Painful Smiles

What’s the u

family. His happiness was cut short afte

an protective of his only heir. He had treated Michael

sobs. His room echoes his voice, scaring him. He re

t and slowly cuts his wrist deeply. “I care less

he dropped the knife and landed on the ground with it. Tears were streaming down his eyes but n

k his remaining strength. His eyes were b

eeling when he heard inaudible sounds belongi

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had to do anything her other twin wanted. “Why can’t Clara play with my g

“What!” she shouted assuming it was her naughty twin. It was her mom.

ich Mark had given her and tied it carelessly on her neck. She arranged a little camera and radio i

er, they didn’t want to ask anyone either. “Mark’s mom sent it to us. We woul

stubborn as your second daughter all the time” she stomps angrily. Her father gl

wards them. Claudia felt beaten when her parents told her they couldn’t find Mark in the three-story buildin

audia grumbled. “Grumbling again? Stop it” her mother cautioned. On their way out, Doctor James, the do

ed to kill Mark with all your junk toys ag

from a younger sister bullying, meeting Mark ha

towards her. “Blood, I need blood” she asked looking very pertur

razy. Minors don’t donate without parents permission. Wh

a. Claudia shot her a hard glare, “this is serious. Not a joke, mania

cover it up, no one would ever know. Just help me”

d now pushing her sister to the nurse. Before Claudia could re

ia asked quietly. The nurse was busy with something. “T

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am I sti

I have orders from your father to whip you when you misbehave” she yelled

e asked back, “I’m tired, I miss my mom, I’m a curse to everything that’s why my mom died protecting me. If I had bee

uld relate to after loosing her only son to a car accident. H

r, the nurse, had taken blood from a twelve-year-old child. Without parents p

got confused on the rooms. “What number was it ag