Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water
“That intense throbbing in her veins, the area midway up the arm where several tributaries branched off. Or came together; she wasn’t sure. They vibrated; it was almost as if she could hear them hum. No—she would resist, she wouldn’t do it, not anymore.
The sensation stayed with her all afternoon. She went for a walk after school, hurtling past shops, trying to find something to look at, searching for distraction. She walked fast, then faster toward the brisk autumn sunset, trying to keep the su...n up, dreading darkness.
At dinner she alternated between silence, so focused on hiding the yearning of her forearms, and talking too loudly, trying to drown out the sound of need. Her dad didn’t notice. Just a mood, just her, just a teenage girl going through stuff.
They went their separate ways—her father to watch a game on TV, she to her improvised room.
Homework loomed and beckoned her, but it was a false offer, a cover. She knew closing her door was dangerous; she did it anyway. Books pulled from her bag, notebooks opened, pen at the ready.MoreLess
The sensation stayed with her all afternoon. She went for a walk after school, hurtling past shops, trying to find something to look at, searching for distraction. She walked fast, then faster toward the brisk autumn sunset, trying to keep the su...n up, dreading darkness.
At dinner she alternated between silence, so focused on hiding the yearning of her forearms, and talking too loudly, trying to drown out the sound of need. Her dad didn’t notice. Just a mood, just her, just a teenage girl going through stuff.
They went their separate ways—her father to watch a game on TV, she to her improvised room.
Homework loomed and beckoned her, but it was a false offer, a cover. She knew closing her door was dangerous; she did it anyway. Books pulled from her bag, notebooks opened, pen at the ready.MoreLess
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