I really didn't care. I laid my head on my pillow, clutching them tight, and sobbed as the shadows swallowed up my soul. I felt my parents watching me...from Hell, hatred in their eyes. They were surrounded by my half-brothers and -sisters, the sluts, the maids, the bodyguards. Everyone I killed glared at me.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Reina GlassnerI examined my twin's black eye and gushed. “That was so brave, Rex.”“Hurt like hell,” he muttered, his knuckles bloody. “But the asshole deserved. There, at last, she caught her breath. Phil. Maybe it could be okay. He loved her, she loved him. He could take her away from all of this. They could go anywhere they wanted. They could run away, and she could marry him, oh God wouldn’t that be lovely? They’d wait till she was eighteen, sure, but that was just two years away, and until then, they could travel together. Wouldn’t that be lovely? Or maybe just get a little cabin somewhere, and she’d cook for him and they’d make love, and. Aur khana khatm karke wo mujhse dust bin punchne lagi taaki paper phenk sake aur mere batate hi wo utti aur kitchen se paani pee kar aur hath bhi dhokar aa gai. Maine puncha peat bhara ki nahi ya aur kuch lau, to usne kaha sach me aaj agar khana nahi milta to wo marr hi jaati, tab maine kaha ki phir mujhe jaane se mana kyu kar rahi thi ? Mere saath rehna hai to ye formalities mat karna jo chahiye sirf ek baar batana aur apni cigarette dikhate hue maine kaha ki kisi bhi cheez ke liye apne dil ko. So you put them back.You put on your Jockeys, jeans and T-shirt, sit down and wait. Drive to Canada enters your mind a few times.An hour later... she hands you the list."...your chores... help with your algebra without the smartass remarks..." You can't believe how reasonable she's being, considering, until you continue."MY CAR every other Saturday or a ride for you and your friends? That's not fair!!" She shrugs her shoulders."10 percent of my paychecks and half of any Birthday and Christmas.