Christian, not caring that the accident had not yet been reported to the authorities, moved his car, which, despite the damage to its bodywork, had suffered no mechanical damage. Without wasting any time, he sped away from the scene of the accident on his way to his friend's house.
He could not help but feel an unpleasant unease running through his body, turning into a piercing cold sweat that eventually settled in his spine, too worried about Sally's state of health. He was afraid that something bad might happen to her, because if it did, he would never be able to forgive her for not paying him the attention he deserved during those days, and besides, she was the only person who could make him feel loved and protected, perhaps because they had been together in the orphanage until the day he decided to escape. Twenty minutes later, in record time, he arrived at the housing estate in a middle-class area of the city, a few old gabled houses with red roofs, all painted white. On arrival he turned the handle of the wooden door, but it did not give way, it was locked, for a moment his concern increased, he closed his fist and struck a few blows on the door, but he remembered the place where the occupants of the house hid a set of keys in case of an emergency, without wasting any time he went into the garden, looked in the right place and took the key, he could not help but feel relieved to have it in his hands. Without wasting any more time, he went to the door, opened it and began to call the woman's name. "Sally!" he shouted, heading for the living room, where he assumed she must be if she had fallen on the way up to the second floor. As he entered the sitting room he saw her sitting at the foot of the stairs with her foot outstretched, he quickened his pace to be at her side at once, the woman was wearing an expression of pain, but when she saw him she changed it to one of joy. "Oh, Christian!" the excited woman exclaimed as she saw him, a few tears rolling down her face at the same time. "It's such a relief to see you, please can you help me to my room?" He leaned to the side of her before helping her to the room, taking her foot, removing her shoes and beginning to examine it carefully and delicately, running his hands over the area where she indicated she felt the discomfort as the woman let out a slight moan without taking her eyes off him."Apparently there is nothing wrong with it, but since it is so painful for you, it might be a sprain. We should see a doctor, it is necessary to send you for some x-rays to rule out a fracture, do you think so?" the man asked in a tone of concern.
His words did not reassure Sally, on the contrary, she became nervous. Seeing the fear on her face, Christian put it down to the fact that she did not want to be out of action for too long.But his words did nothing to reassure Sally; on the contrary, she became nervous. Seeing the fear on her face, Christian put it down to the fact that she didn't want to be incapacitated for long, so he began to comfort her.
"Don't worry Sally, you'll be fine. There's nothing to be afraid of because I'm going to be with you for as long as it takes. Come on! Lean on me so I can carry you to the car and take you to the hospital," he said firmly. She made a show of getting up, but then a wince crept across her face, not unnoticed by the man who tried to hold her so he could carry her weight, but she pushed his hand away in tears. "I'm sorry, Christian, I can't even walk with you supporting me," he looked at her hesitantly, trying to find a solution, a moment the woman used to make him a proposition. "Unless you take me in your arms, that's the only solution," she announced, excitedly waiting for his reaction, for she was desperate to have him close to her. He was surprised for a few seconds, as he didn't like people being close to him, but in the end, he decided to do it. As he carried her, the woman sank her face into his neck, a strange sensation invaded him and his skin bristled at the contact, he tried to think of something else to ignore her closeness and quickened his steps to get her to the car and not have her so close to his body. As he got her into the car, the woman, instead of letting go of him, continued to hold him by the neck until he let go. "Sally, can you let go? You're strangling me." The man's words made her feel sorry for him. She released him immediately, and he took the opportunity to rush away, turning to get into the car as he ran his hand down his throat as if cleaning it, then jerked his hands in an unconscious gesture, trying to remove some invisible dirt. *****Lynda had been eagerly awaiting the outcome of the doctor's conversation with her family, but when she interrupted and saw the look on his face, she knew the answer without fear of being mistaken. It was no surprise, it had always been this way, ever since the unfortunate accident in which her mother died, she had been treated as an outsider, sidelined, without a voice, without a vote. She couldn't help a few tears escaping from her eyes, she quickly wiped them away so as not to be seen, but the doctor noticed and felt sorry for the young girl.
"I'm sorry! From the look on your face, you probably expected this result, you weren't very receptive to me, you didn't care what happened. Do you have another alternative?" he asked worriedly. The girl remained thoughtful, she didn't really have anyone to cover her expenses, maybe she could call her only friend to see if she could help her sell the only thing she had, she put her hand to her neck and took out the beautiful necklace, the only memory of her mother, she couldn't avoid the pain that it caused."I... I only have this to sell..." She couldn't help but break down and start crying. "It was a gift from my mother before she died. I don't have anything else to pay for it with." The man looked at the necklace curiously, but held it without saying anything, just with a thoughtful expression.
"We can do something else, if you don't have a guardian, we can call social services," the doctor said.
"I'll be of age in a month. Don't worry, I'll call my friend to help me sell them. Maybe I can get it back one day." At that moment, while she was talking to the doctor, a man of about fifty came in, it was her father, she was excited to see him, she thought he was worried about her, he greeted him with joy, the doctor went out to give her privacy. "Dad, you came! I thought not..." she could not continue because her father interrupted her. "Shut up! It's time to stop pretending, not only did you steal your sister's car, but not content with that, you wrecked it for her. How could you crash your sister's car? You're too mean! What kind of horrible person are you?" he shouted angrily. The girl was shocked by his words, she cowered in fear of this attack, she could not believe her father's attitude, instead of worrying about how she would be if she had come out unharmed, he was doing it because of her sister's car. This was a heavy blow to her already battered heart, with all the sadness in the world she could once again confirm the truth, for her father she had no value and the sooner she realized that she could expect nothing from him, the less she would suffer, she said to herself, trying to find a way to control the crying that threatened to reveal itself and thus be able to accept with stoicism the unjust reprimand from her father.Dare to be brave today and trust that if you spread your wings, you will fly. Maria Demuth.The young girl looked at him sadly, by now she could feel her heart shrinking at the treatment and contempt of her own father, it was unbelievable how the man who was supposed to protect her, care for her, love her, treated her in such an inhuman way, she could no longer hold back her tears at these thoughts, she wiped them quickly, despite all this, she felt the need to give him an explanation, to try to appease his anger and make him understand what had happened, she longed so much for a little consideration from him."Dad, let me explain, things are not like you think, at no time did I steal my sister's car, she gave it to me to go to the car..." but she could not continue with her explanation because before she could react, he gave her a couple of loud slaps that made her turn her face from side to side, leaving her chewed handprints. "Shut up, you wretch! I don't know how you can behave like this, trying to sully your sister's good name so you can get away with it. You're a wre
Sally, watching the doctor examine her foot, fearing in her heart that he might discover her and expose her to Christian, took a deep breath, building up her courage, because it was better for her to tell him the truth before he ended up discovering it for himself."Doctor, excuse me, but I don't think it's necessary to send me for a series of X-rays, actually my accident is not that serious, I feel fine, I'm pretending to be in an accident," she began to say, fearing the doctor's rebuke. "Don't scold me, please, I just wanted to get a little more attention from my husband, because he lives working and doesn't dedicate enough time to me, that made me think of a plan to make him take care of me.” The woman's lie was an attempt to gain the doctor's sympathy."I need you to help me, right now, when the one who brought me in comes, please support me, remember, it is only a white lie, I promise to tell you the truth later and I will not let any kind of responsibility fall on you. Tell him
Lynda held out her hand with the chain, waiting for the doctor to take it, he took her hand, picked up the chain and placed it in her palm."Lynda, I'm not going to take away the only memory you have of your mother, don't worry, you'll spend the night in the hospital so we can see your progress. Now let me check those bruises and put some cream on them to lighten them up, you'll be as good as new," he smiled.At the man's attention, the girl felt a warmth inside her, for the first time she felt important to someone, their eyes met for a moment, she tried to look away, but he did not allow it."Am I so ugly you don't want to see me?" he asked, pouting comically, making Lynda laugh."You are not ugly, you look like the crown princes of the island," the girl said, but the man's body tensed at her words.She immediately realized that she had said something inappropriate."I'm sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt, I didn't think you would mind my comparison," the girl said worriedly, unable t
Abby began to search for the money in her wallet, with each new search she found a bill, she was too disorganized, that's why her wallet was always a mess. She arranged the bills by denomination and counted them under Lynda's watchful eye, but Lynda noticed the worried look on her friend's face."What's wrong Abby, is there a problem?" the younger girl asked, wondering if she should tell her the truth. The money wasn't enough to cover the expenses, it would barely cover a fifth of what was surely owed. She wanted to deny that there was a problem, but Lynda's suspicious look wouldn't let her."Don't try to hide it, I appreciate all the support, really, you are the only stable thing in my life, without you I would feel completely abandoned, but I know, we don't have the money to pay for medical expenses, do we?""Don't worry, I'm going to talk to the administration, we'll give some of the credit, we'll ask them to give us a deadline to cancel, I can work some overtime at my job to cove
Lynda watched her friend who seemed to have had her tongue eaten by the mice, she was undaunted as if she had suffered a great impression, she did not even blink, her mouth was slightly open, she did not react even when Leonard, with a strange expression on his face, looked at her from head to toe, but he was too polite to show exactly the impression the girl had given him."Excuse me sir, these young ladies were determined to speak to you, they wanted to force their way in, when I prevented them, they behaved in a rude and haughty manner," the woman revealed, trying to justify the disturbance of a moment ago."Don't worry, Mrs. Deborah, the ladies are my acquaintances, I will take care of them, no problem." However, the woman's gesture showed clear signs of annoyance as she hoped her argument would convince her boss to side with her in the end, but it did not, he invited her into the office.Lynda walked into the office with her friend, at the same time she was afraid to make her rea
Christian held her in his arms, he couldn't help but feel her floral scent, he sighed, impregnating himself with that scent, at the same time searching for a way to control the growing emotions provoked by her closeness. Meanwhile, she felt agitated, especially as her heart began to pound like a noisy locomotive out of control."Excuse me, I didn't see you," she exclaimed nervously and put her hands on the man's chest, pushing him a little to free herself from his grip, although inside she wanted to stay protected in his arms forever, it was crazy, these thoughts, they had no reason to be. Not when she barely knew him, and all thanks to the accident."I see this is a habit with you, running around and bumping into people, if not with your car, then with your body, but apparently this is your favorite pastime," he pointed out in a stern tone of voice, used to simulate how he felt when she was around.Lynda didn't move, she didn't say anything, their eyes met, for seconds they remained
Lynda was walking through a field of white lilies, she turned her eyes and saw a chain of immense imposing mountains, covered in whitish snow, the place was quiet, it inspired her with an immense and deep peace, she closed her eyes and let her senses be impregnated, the sweet aroma of the flowers penetrated her nose, it was so satisfying, she would have liked to stay there.She felt a hand on her shoulder, as she turned around she was shocked to see this beautiful woman, with eyes and hair like hers, she never thought she would see her again, she smiled with joy, for it was her mother."Mom!" she exclaimed, feeling a lump in her throat from the emotion of seeing her. "Is that you?"The woman reached up and tenderly caressed his face."My beautiful, sweet Lyn, my beloved child," the young woman cried at the sight of her, hugging her tightly and not wanting to let go."I'm so sorry mommy, I didn't mean to..." she tried to speak, she wanted to apologize for what had happened, but her mot
The two girls were thrown out that day by Mrs. Seferina without mercy, throwing some things they had with them into the dining room, to the opposition of Abby, who tried to go back in to get her things and indignantly claimed the woman's bad action."You can't do this! It's an injustice, I paid you the rent for the room on time, and besides, my things are in there, you can't just come in and take them."Abby shouted incessantly."I'm going to report you for your wrongdoing, I'm going to bring the full weight of the law down on you, you can't go through life abusing people like this, because sooner or later you're going to get what you deserve."Pronounced the girl with a changed voice, her cheeks red product of anger and trying to control her temper because it provoked her to grab the old woman by the bun and drag her out into the street so people could see what kind of wretch she was."Do what you want, but look how I am shaking with fear from your threats," the woman said, shaking h