What Daddy Left Behind
I squeezed my eyes shut, fresh tears finally spilling over my lashes as the cold, sharp point of the needle rested against my skin.
"What do you think happens when a girl in that state is sent away?" Robert continued, his voice a chilling, hypnotic hum. "She spirals. She realizes she has nothing left. The shame, the public humiliation... it becomes too much. So, she takes a handful of pills. Or she turns to something stronger to numb the pain. It’s a tragic, heartbreaking suicide. A devastating overdose."
"No..." I sobbed, the word vibrating against the cold stone.