The knock felt like a skull-splitting explosion.

Irritated, I flung the door open. "Leave the food!"

Before I could see the face, a slap landed on my cheek. "Grace, what's wrong? Bullying Sabrina again?"

Antonio stood there, Sabrina behind him.

My eyes were red and swollen. Clutching the takeout, I hung mu head, too exhausted to speak.

"We searched for hours! Why didn't you say you were home? Trying to mess with us?" Antonio demanded, grabbing my neck.

I gasped for air, my vision blurring as his anger poured forth.

"Sabrina got soaked. If she gets sick, are you responsible?"

He threw me to the ground.

Sabrina, in her special yellow bunny-

eared slippers entered.

-

slippers I'd been scolded for wearing, only for him to buy an identical pair-

she said,

"That's mine," I protested.

fresh clothes, glared. "Sabrina got

smile playing on her

apple

at my pie, declaring it

her own.

comment — that I couldn't do

was the final straw.

My head throbbed.

the takeout over

shoved me

my towel and pajamas, handing

closing the

him, and he pinned me against the wall, his grip bruising

emerged from the bathroom, wearing my pajamas, her

won't bother Antonio anymore.

she said,

Pse she'd made countlesse

times.

smile

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