My Mom Said I Was A Complete Failure. I Smiled And Said, “you Have 24 Hours To Leave.”

live with me.”

“Yes,” Derek said. “I begged them not to. I told them to leave you alone. They must have thought you were an easier target.”

The background character. The quiet kid. The one who wouldn’t fight back.

“I’m so sorry,” he said, and for the first time, I heard real pain in his voice. “I should have warned you. I was just so tired of it all. continue reading …