Burned
“She didn't try to come touch me—she'd had her fix in the SUV earlier—but I felt a weight lift off of my chest at the knowledge that she was close enough to get to me if her withdrawal symptoms suddenly took a turn for the worse.
Rachel followed me into the bedroom at the back of the RV without saying anything. I wasn't sure what I was expecting. Rachel was normally like a puppy that had been given a double dose of lovability. Despite everything that had happened, despite the betrayal of both of our parents, she still rarely had any expression other than a smile on her face.
I'd been dreading having to wipe that joyful look off of her face, but seeing her like this—somber and serious—was almost worse. It took a lot to bring Rachel that low—it didn't seem fair to add to her sorrows.
"Are you okay, Rach? Nobody has been giving you any grief, have they? James and Carson both told me that they would keep an eye on you while I was gone." "No, nobody has bullied me. I'm just trying to prepar...e myself for the fact that you called me in here to send me away again." "What?MoreLess
Rachel followed me into the bedroom at the back of the RV without saying anything. I wasn't sure what I was expecting. Rachel was normally like a puppy that had been given a double dose of lovability. Despite everything that had happened, despite the betrayal of both of our parents, she still rarely had any expression other than a smile on her face.
I'd been dreading having to wipe that joyful look off of her face, but seeing her like this—somber and serious—was almost worse. It took a lot to bring Rachel that low—it didn't seem fair to add to her sorrows.
"Are you okay, Rach? Nobody has been giving you any grief, have they? James and Carson both told me that they would keep an eye on you while I was gone." "No, nobody has bullied me. I'm just trying to prepar...e myself for the fact that you called me in here to send me away again." "What?MoreLess
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