I wish you could’ve seen her break. It was like… like watching a rose succumb to rot. I took everything from her, and when she was at her lowest, ... promised her mercy. Then I killed her.”I held back my tears, biting my cheeks hard to keep my face straight. I knew Leveria was telling me the truth. I had no retort for it, no ground to claim. It was a mistake talking with her. I could take over people’s minds with magic, but Leveria could break their will with just words. I stood stupidly, looking. "Who says I'm not?" She smirks, a smirk that says 'challenge accepted'. She leans just barely forward, not enough for our lips to touch. I try to back up into the door but there was no give."Have you ever begged to feel someone's lips on your own?"God Damn it. I hold back a whimper. I wasn't giving in that easily. Her lips ghost across my cheek as they make their way to my ear. "What about begging to touch someone?"At the mention of touching 'someone', my palms felt like they were on fire.. ." That's still a child," grandma says with an air of pompous arrogancethat screams 'don't you dare argue with me'- and naturally, neither Mumnor dad are going to dare argue. "Do you think it's appropriate for aCHILD to walk around looking like a whore?" My dress shows off less skinthan yours, you old bag, I think to myself."Kayleigh-Ann," dad feebly mumbles. "Maybe- maybe you should goupstairs..." I'm going," I say, desperately trying to conceal the tired sigh in myvoice. Sure enough, when I. I stood up, and so did Jake. As T.J. picked up the receiver and began dropping coins into the slot, we walked quietly up behind him.He was practically yelling into the phone, browbeating some kid at a gas station. "I don't give a rat's ass if it is closing time. I've got four flat tires, and with all the business my family gives to your station, you'd better get your ass over here right now and fix them!"The back of his neck was beet red from his anger. He slammed the phone down and whirled.