She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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Nina giggled, dipped her fingers into the ointment, and carefully spread it across the bruises on the boy’s arms, making sure her touch didn’t hurt him.

His brow knit slightly, caught off guard by what they were doing.

“No talking. No moving,” Nina reminded him sweetly while dabbing the ointment. “If you move, you lose and have to do this yourself at home.”

The boy didn’t say a word.

Over the next ten minutes, Jesse and Nina tended to every injury with quiet care.

When Jesse saw the marks that covered the boy’s back, even he—usually calm and steady—felt something twist inside him. Even an adult would struggle to endure those bruises. How had this kid managed?

“All done,” Jesse said softly, steadying his voice as he handed the ointment back to Nina. “Time’s up.”

Nina’s eyes curved into a bright smile, her expression glowing with delight. The boy suddenly noticed the pain in his body didn’t feel quite so sharp anymore. He glanced at Nina and said, “I won.”

Nina blinked, caught

I won,” the boy said

timer on her watch. “Look, there’s still thirty

boy was momentarily speechless. He’d

slowly realizing, “You two

two of us are playing.

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Nina said, offering him the ointment once more.

in his hand, a mix of

mocked, or pushed

today, he couldn’t

wrong to fake-cry and trick you,” Nina admitted, her voice soft and sincere as she placed the ointment in his hand. “I’m sorry.

go first. I’ll talk

protested, not entirely willing to