Chapter 77

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A tight when she tried to bath she would work the door fully but won the turned around the 4 sy or his disgusting excited eyes peering through the crack in the door las in gather with a depraved y
That became one of the most terrifying memories of her childhood
Oneright,GeorgecamehomewithtwoofhisrowdyfriendTheylaughedandpled,”Cergy,whydon’tyou findyourselfanewwife?”
Ge page chuckled darkly I already have a new wife don t just need to let her grow up a bit more
Thetwofriendsexchangedlooks,theirexpressionsturningtooneofeagerinterstating,”She’ssoyoungHowcomewedon’thave thesamekindofluck?”
Terrified Wendy ran away from the house trembling as she dialed Lilian s number on the public phone
Thecallconnected,andassoon asthephonerang,hottearsfloodedhereyesbeforefallinglikepearlsfromabrokennecklace.Hervoicebrokeasshe criedoutindesperation,”MomMom,helpme…”
Onthe otherend,Jessica’svoicerangthrough,happyandabitsmug,”Who’sthis?Thisphonebelongstomymom,notyours.I’mtheonlydaughtershehas!”
Wendyfroze.
ThenLilian’sgentle,lovingvoicecamethrough.”Jessica,myprincess,it’syourbirthday today.ComeseethepearlcrownIgotyou.Yourfriendsareallherelookingforyou,andlater,you’llperformadanceforeveryone.”
Jessica eagerly responded Thanks Mom
It was Jessica s birthday
Wendy s heart sank She hung up the phone in despair She couldn t go back to George so she walked and walked deeper into the woods
In the forest she found Stanley badly injured
Stanleytoldher hewouldtakeheraway.Hetoldherthatwhilenoonewantedher,hedid.
They slept in each other s arms but the next morning Stanley had a high fever and became delirious as he kept muttering Water water
Wendy frantic ran out of the cave to search for herbs and water to help cool him down When she returned the cave was empty He was gone
Wendy waited for days in that cave hoping that Stanley the Big Brother would come for her believing that he would want her
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But instead George found her
Georgehadbeensearchingforhereversincesheleft.Heslappedherhard,sendinghercrashingtotheground,cursingwith venom.”Youlittletramp,howdareyourunaway!Youbelongtome,youunderstand?You’reheretoserveme!”
Breathing heavily he pinned her to the ground tearing at her old worn dress I can twa it anymore Let me show you how I m going to finish you off
Shivering uncontrollably Wendy barely held it together her teeth chattering in fear She managed to grab a nearby branch she had kept for protection and drove the sharp tip of it straight into George s eye
He fell to the ground blood pouring from his face
One of his eyes was destroyed
She personally took him to court where he was sentenced toten years in prison
Wendy closed her eyes finally freeing herself from those dark memories They say a tragic childhood takes a lifetime to heal and for all these years she had been healing herself
She worked tirelessly desperately trying to pull the little Wendy out of that painful helpless past