CHAPTER 31

THE PUNISHMENTS FOR SIN SIMON The world felt softer than ever. I could hear people moving inside the compound, but I stood outside with Arsen. "Don't overthink," I said in my mind. His voice was low. “Don't overthink it, Simon”. His low, unguarded voice always calmed me the most. “You belong here, Freckles. You deserve to walk without looking down.” I laughed gently, my eyes lowered. "You always say that," I whispered. "And I'll keep saying it till the day you believe it," Arson replied, his fingers tapping gently on my arm. "You don't have to pretend or hide who you are when you're with me," he added. Badly, I wanted to tell him that those words were dangerous to say, that he was just telling me what I needed to hear. But the way he said them, he made it impossible for me to speak. "Thank you," I

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CHAPTER 32

SIMON AN ARRIVAL IN ST DISMAS. The car ride was silent, except for the sound of the gravel underneath. I dreaded every moment of it.My hands ached from the cuffs, even though tdifasten them tight. Father John made sure my hands were tied properly so I wouldn't run away. I mean, I wouldn't. Where could I possible go to?The bump around the road made my stomach ache. Bile rose up in my throat. I felt very uneasy, I needed Arson.Slowly, we arrived at the facility. It was a gray building surrounded with barbed wires that looked more like a prison rather than a restructuring facility. What even in Gods sake, is a restructuring facility. The sign on it read, "St. Dismas Correctional Facilities for Misbehaved Youths." Under it had small print that read, "Discipline and prayer." This looked more like a cult. It didn't look anything like a correctional facility.The major questions was, why did a corretional facility even exist. The location of this place was even, was as if it was

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