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Chapter 8
Never before had Jess felt out of place in her own home. Ricky's presence was cloying and dominating, tainting the safety of her sacred personal space.
This was all she had; her family and home comforts. As bad as things got as school, she always felt a sense of relief on returning to her house.
"So?" Ricky shrugged. "Do you wanna do this here?"
Jess shook her head in the negative.
She backed away instinctively as he rose from the chair and stepped toward her, smirking at her reaction as he handed her the empty beer bottle.
It made a hollow ding as she dropped it into the recycling pile behind the bin. Staring down at the empty boxes and cartons, Jess felt herself relaxing. The chaos of the outside world melted away, leaving nothing but the blank quiet of her mind.
She let Ricky grab her wrist, lead her through her front door and out into the street, faintly
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