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    I woke up at 5am. I could hardly sleepst night. It wasn’t the fact that they ganged up on me again, that I used too. But hearing Jonathan refer to Kai as a ‘brain dead sap‘. For a moment, I’d actually thought about killing him. I had to calm down before Ma and


    Theo got here. I didn’t want them to know just how despicable these people truly were. Not because I wanted to protect the Rochesters or Jonathan, but because I couldn’t dare<fn7c35> For original chapters go to Find~Novel</fn7c35>


    to see the looks on their faces knowing that some asshole said such awful words about


    their son.


    Restless, I decided to y my violin. Whenever I was sad or felt overwhelmed, my violin


    would always bring me back to my inner peace. After my mom died and I moved in with


    the Rochesters, I ended upposing over 250 pieces. One might say that was impressive, but the truth was actually more depressing, as it showed just how sad and depressed I was living in this house.


    When I picked up my violin, the first thing that popped into my head was the beach. It was early evening, the sun hadn’t set yet, the waves of the ocean were like dancing clouds, and the first face that popped into my mind was Kai. But he wasn’t asleep, instead, he was smiling at me. It felt so familiar. As I yed, my notes got brighter and brighter, I imagined what a piano would sound like with this piece. My mind just kept thinking of his face and what his smile would look like. By the time I was finished I could feel the tears on my face. I didn’t care how long it took, I was going to wake Kai up and I


    would use my music to help me do it.


    It was now 7am, two more hours until Ma and Theo got here. I decided to grab me a bagel and orange juice. As I walked into the kitchen, I noticed Calvin sitting at the breakfast nook. He was drinking a coffee and reading something on his tablet when he looked up at me. We stared at each other for a brief moment before he spoke.


    <i>“</i><i>I </i><i>take </i><i>it </i><i>you’re </i><i>all </i><i>packed</i><i>?</i><i>” </i>


    <i>“</i><i>Yup</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>


    Silent.


    <i>“</i><i>Well</i><i>, </i><i>if </i><i>you </i><i>need </i><i>help </i><i>bringing </i><i>your </i><i>bags </i><i>and </i><i>boxes-</i>”


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    <i>“</i><i>I </i><i>only </i><i>have </i><i>one </i><i>suitcase</i>. <i>I’ll </i><i>be </i><i>fine</i>.“\


    Calvin looked at me with a confused expression.


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    “<i>That </i><i>doesn’t </i><i>make </i><i>any </i><i>sense</i>. <i>You’ve </i><i>been </i><i>here </i><i>for </i><i>over </i><i>seven </i><i>years </i><i>how </i><i>could </i><i>you </i><i>only </i><i>have </i><i>one </i><i>suitcase</i><i>? </i><i>What </i><i>about </i><i>all </i><i>the </i><i>clothes we’ve </i><i>brought </i><i>you</i><i>?</i><i>” </i>


    I looked at Calvin with a nk expression, it was the only way I could stop myself from looking at him with pure disgust. He truly had no idea what was going on with me. He didn’t care one way or another.


    “I’m <i>not </i><i>sure </i><i>what </i><i>you’re </i><i>referring </i><i>too</i>. <i>I’ve </i><i>never </i><i>had </i><i>anything </i><i>purchased </i><i>for </i><i>me </i><i>in </i><i>this </i><i>house</i>. <i>I’ve </i><i>only </i><i>ever </i><i>had </i><i>Olivia’s </i><i>hand</i>–<i>me</i><i>–</i><i>downs</i><i>; </i><i>surly </i><i>you </i><i>don’t </i><i>expect </i><i>me </i><i>to </i><i>take </i><i>those </i><i>items</i>.”


    Calvin’s eyes widen; he truly had no idea…how pathetic. Scrambling in his pocket as if he were looking for something, he finally stood up.


    <i>“</i><i>I’m </i><i>going </i><i>to </i><i>go </i><i>get </i><i>my </i><i>ck </i><i>card</i><i>, </i><i>you’ll </i>go to <i>the </i><i>mall </i><i>now </i>to <i>buy </i><i>some </i><i>new </i><i>clothes</i><i>.</i>”


    I held my hand up to stop him, I didn’t want anything else from these people.


    <i>“</i><i>That </i><i>won’t </i><i>be </i><i>necessary </i><i>father</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>


    Calvin stared at me as if I’d grown a tail.


    <i>“</i><i>What </i><i>do </i><i>you </i><i>mean </i><i>not </i><i>necessary</i><i>! </i><i>There’s </i><i>no </i><i>way </i><i>I’m allowing </i><i>you </i><i>to </i><i>embarrass </i><i>me </i><i>in </i><i>front </i>of <i>House </i><i>Christiansen</i>. <i>Even </i><i>if </i><i>it </i><i>is </i><i>just </i><i>an </i><i>employee </i><i>picking </i><i>you </i><i>up</i><i>, </i><i>you </i><i>represent </i><i>Rochester</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>


    Employee?? He thought the Christiansen’s were sending an employee to pick me up, well…this is going to be interesting.


    I smiled politely at my fool of a father.


    <i>“</i><i>I’ve </i><i>already </i><i>purchased </i><i>me </i><i>a </i><i>dress</i><i>, </i><i>I </i><i>assure </i><i>you</i><b><i>, </i></b><i>I </i><i>have </i><i>no </i><i>intentions </i>of <i>embarrassing </i><i>my </i><i>family</i>.”


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