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Beyond Broken Sundays Best
Danica POVDmitry rang my phone once after I left the store, but I didn’t bother answering. I was too embarrassed about the way I ran out. I started imagining every possible insult Angel could have said in his presence.I caught the bus home not giving another place a chance. I couldn’t believe I was saying this but at home, in my room, was the only place I wanted to be.I spent the entire Sunday morning locked away in my room. I was safe there inside those four walls. That is until my father began stumping up the stairs. I felt myself shrinking into my bed when he walked past my doors.A few moments later, he stumped back down the stairs grunting incoherent words until he was out the front door.I walked out quietly my room and made my way through the living room to the nearest window. I looked out and saw Rick in his Sunday’s best clothing. Khaki pants, white shirt, and a sports jacket.I wasn’t sure where he was headed, but I knew he would be gone awhile if he got dressed up. This
Beyond Broken False Hope
Danica POVSobs flowed evenly with the sound of the shower as tried to calm myself. Rick was extremely angry with me, but this was the first time he had held on for so long.My neck was red and sore. I cried even more at the sight of my neck in the mirror. Rick was no longer trying to hide his marks and I knew somehow, I would suffer for it more.The next morning, I stared in the mirror for almost thirty minutes before I reached into my cabinet and pulled out a bottle of foundation.I’d become a pro at covering the smaller and lighter bruises. I added the foundation to my neck and my face to cover my puffy eyes.‘Six more weeks.’ I said to myself while getting dressed. ‘I only have six more weeks until graduation.’I checked my phone while walking to school.Dmitry texted me last night. A simple, ‘How are you doing?’I didn’t bother to text back. I didn’t know what to say.I took my time getting to school. I knew Angel would have told everyone what happened Saturday.When I stepped in
Beyond Broken Who Are You?
Danica POVI wish I could say I was happy when school ended that day. Most students loved the last bell. It was the sound of freedom. But for me, it was like a death toll. I was walking from one cage to the next.Rick was arguing with a customer and they both were giving me the side eye when I arrived home. From the few words I could hear, they were discussing the safety of the man’s car while being stored here at our house.A little guilt bounced around my stomach Rick’s eyes darted from mine to the customers. He reassured him that he would work on his car right away, so it would have to be stored for more than a day or two.I picked up my pace, no longer wanting to be near the heated conversation. I caused this. Rick would lose business because of my carelessness. All the more reason for me to leave this place behind.I didn’t see any food in the fridge for me to cook, so I ran up to my room to get changed and ready for a night of cleaning.I pulled on some tights, and an old tee sh
Beyond Broken All About The Money
Danica POV She uncrossed her arms and placed her hands on her hips. “Are you going to answer me? Or do I need to call the police?” Her eyes were focused on me. She took a second to take me in before demanding an answer again. And I did the same. This girl could have been a model. Her thin frame made her somehow look tall, but she was only a few inches taller than me. Her natural red stopped just beneath her shoulders. She had small perky breasts which didn’t need a bra, but I was happy she’d been wearing one at the moment. She stared back at me with sea green eyes waiting for my reply. “I’m Danica. Who are you?” I asked not moving an inch from the spot I stood. I tried to keep my composure, but my voice still came out in a tremble. “Ok. Danica.” She stretched out my name with a little hint of disgust behind each syllable. “Are you going to tell me what you are doing here? In this house?” She looked down at Dmitry’s balled-up shirt in my hand. I’d been clenching it since the moment
Beyond Broken Precious Life
Danica POVIt took me a little longer to clean his room once I made it back upstairs. Nancy left him a little trinket of the red silk variety in his bathroom and I purposely discarded them in the trash. There was no way I was going to aid in her love life.How disgusting did she have to be to leave her worn panties on his bathroom counter? Or how disgusting would it be if he was into that sort of thing? Did he like to collect ladies’ underwear?I heard at least one girl in the locker room say she liked it when a guy kept her panties. Though I never really thought that would turn a girl on.When I was done with the bathroom, I moved on to the bedroom. I still needed to make take care of the bed.As soon as I walked back into his bedroom, I was caught off guard again. Dmitry was now leaning against his dresser. Watching me blow through his room with a quickness. Picking up whatever I could find.He was quiet until the moment I reached for his sheets.“You don’t have to clean those.”My
Beyond Broken The Road Ahead
Danica POVMy mind was like a tipping scale or seesaw. I wanted to get in the car. But at the same time, I didn’t want to. My body kept pushing logic from one end of my mind to the next.I glared out the window when he closed the trunk and jumped in. I’m sure if the sun was shining right now, a blushing face would be staring back at me in the window.Looking past my reflection, I focused on his. I could see a good side profile of him in the window. He’d all but accused me of trying to kill myself, and still, all I could think about was his perfect face.When I began admiring more than his face, I turned to face the front of the car. This was I only had to focus on the road ahead of us.He was deathly silent for a few minutes. No doubt trying to calm down.I thought for sure he would remain this way the entire ride, but then his lips parted. “Tell me, Danica. What is your plan once you move out of your father’s house?”I didn’t have to think long and hard about what he was asking me. I
Beyond Broken Good and Bad Thoughts
Danica POVMy mind was bombarded with thoughts of the past few days, which wasn’t abnormal. My mind is always riddling with running from my father and avoiding my schoolmates.Though surprisingly tonight, it was full of thoughts of Dmitry.From the moment I stepped through my bedroom window and landed on my bed, I thought of him.I thought about the questions he asked me. I thought about his disappointment in me. And my disappointment in him. I thought about the circumstances that brought us together. If I hadn’t crashed that bike, we would have never met. He’d just be some random guy looking for his bike.No matter how much I tried to keep my thoughts floating around our conversations but every time I closed my eyes, my mind went to how good he looked tonight in all black.My thoughts lingered from our conversation to the attraction I felt the moment I noticed him watching me clean.I tossed and turned in my bed hoping to fall asleep. I refused to stay up all night thinking about a g
Beyond Broken Television, No Thank You
Danica POVI plopped down on his expensive barely used couch and turned on the television. I wasn’t really the type of person who watched tv anymore. Don’t get me wrong. I like movies and some shows, but I didn’t have money for movies and Rick was always watching the only TV in our home when he was there. I didn’t bother using it when he was there from avoiding his favorite spots. I also avoided when he wasn’t home to avoid being in his way when he did come home.The last time I decided to enjoy a little tv was almost three years ago. My grandfather recently passed away and I was home alone for the fourth weekend in a row. I had just turned fifteen so it wasn’t an issue of me being alone at my age. But no matter how mean my father became, I was still hoping one day we would grow closer and he would see we were all we had left in this world.I’d been flipping through channels trying to decide if I wanted to watch The Versailles or The Last Kingdom when the door burst open. My father wa
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