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Chapter 19: Wounds and Whispers

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ISABELLA’S POV

Rain-soaked and shivering, I lay crumpled on the front yard’s muddy grass, my body aching from my parents’ blows, my lip bleeding, my sprained wrist screaming with every pulse. The night had swallowed me, the storm’s icy drops mixing with my tears until I blacked out, the world fading to nothing. Morning light stabbed my eyes as I came to, my head pounding, my skin fever-hot despite the damp chill. Ms. Clara, our housekeeper, knelt beside me, her weathered hands gentle but firm, lifting me from the ground. “Come on, child,” she whispered, her voice soft, her gray eyes kind but weary. She half-carried me inside, my legs wobbling, my breath shallow, and settled me on the worn couch in the basement, my so-called room.

The air was damp, the single bulb flickering, casting shadows on the cracked walls. Clara fetched a first-aid kit, her hands steady as she cleaned the cut on my lip, her fingers brushing my bruised cheek. “Hold still, Isabella,” she said, dabbing antiseptic,
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