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60: The Bloody Tattoo.

Author: TheLadyAthena
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-22 08:21:01

Delilah’s POV

I stepped out of the bathroom, steam still curling off my damp skin, towel twisted around my hair. The scent of lavender soap lingered in the air. My eyes drifted to the shelf by my bed, to the one picture frame I could never move without my chest tightening.

I picked it up. It was Mom — smiling, eyes lit up in that way they only were when it was just the two of us. She had her arm wrapped tight around me, both of us squinting into the sun. That day had been perfect. She was so perfect.

“I miss you,” I whispered, my thumb brushing over the glass. My voice cracked without warning as I walked out of the room.

She’d been my best friend and my anchor. And when she died… everything tilted. Aunt Vivian took me in, but it wasn’t the same. Vivian’s house always felt like I was borrowing space, although she was so sweet and kind to me, but I wanted my mom, only.

I set the picture back down, but another one caught my eye. It was tucked behind an old stack of books, half-hidden.

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