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CHAPTER NINE ‘I lied’
“Where were you?” She asked seriously as she cut the apple into two with the knife in her hand.
It hurt to admit but I was scared of the way she was holding the knife. What if she snaps again and..
Flashback*
I just got back from highschool and was really hungry. Thankfully, the nanny already prepared my favorite fried plantain and scrambled eggs.
Then I remembered hearing sobs and glasses shattering in Mom's room.
"Mummy?!" I asked running straight to her room only to find her cutting her wrist with a knife.
"Mummy what are you doing stop! Why are you hurting yourself?" I asked tears in my eyes. But before I could blink she pushed me against the wall and pointed the knife aga
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