Stepdad’s Pet, His Son’s Plaything
I squeezed her back, perhaps a little too hard, a little too long.
"Thank you," I whispered against her hair as she finally broke the hug.
She stepped back, patting my head with a look of genuine concern. "I’m not going to ask or force you to tell me, but if anything is bothering you, I’m here to listen."
I nodded, watching her walk away. She looked at me pitifully, as if I were a wounded animal. She had no idea she was the one in danger.
The resolve in me was cold, hard, and absolute. My father thought he was the only player on the board. He thought he could have the daughter in the dark and the mother in the light. He thought he could keep us all in our little boxes.
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