Chapter 27

Roxanne

I wake up with a jerk and frantically look around. My breathing is heavy.

Everything is fine.

I kept repeating those words while I brought my breathing to control. I had a nightmare of me beating that young boy mercilessly. A smile intact on my face, as I showered hits after hits on him without any remorse. It was horrifying.

I look around and get startled when I find Isaac on the balcony lost in his thoughts. He looked distant. I look away from him. Yesterday was a nightmare. I can't call these people humans anymore. They are the worst of the worst. No one is different in this house.

I shift and a hiss leaves my mouth. I throw the quilt away and my eyes fall on my bandaged knee. I stroke it. I really hate this family. I very delicately move back and lean my back on the headboard. I feel very powerless. It's like I don't have any energy left with me. I look down at my hand. The same hand which beat up that boy. His pleas of pain echoes in my mind and I clench my eyes