ELENAThe car slammed to a halt at the airport terminal before the sun was even up. My father didn't get out to help me, he just reached back and threw my canvas bag into the back seat, his eyes completely avoiding mine in the rearview mirror."Get out," my father said, his voice dead. Like he was stripping away my last name right there on the curb."Dad, please, I don't have anywhere to go," I said, my voice cracking as I clutched the strap of my bag."Go back to him then," he spat, his hand tightening on the gear shift until his knuckles went white."Go ask your owner for another black card. You sold your body to my best friend in my own house, Elena. You're his problem now. Get the fuck out of my sight before I do something I regret."My mother didn't even turn around, she just stared straight ahead at the terminal signs, her shoulders rigid under her coat.I pushed the door open, my sore thighs burning as my feet hit the concrete. The car sped off before I could even close the doo
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