"What? What do you mean?" I stop whatever I was doing as I look at Walter confused- I knew my stepmother was kissing ass, but I never knew he was directly involved with anything my stepmother has done. "Well, he- he," Water hesitated for a little bit- I urged him to continue as I hold his hand to reassure him. "He was there- When I was beaten up," he finally finished. My eyes widened, "What was he doing there?" My father couldn't have allowed Ivan in without any particular reason? I'm sure he knew about the past relationships we had - he knew Ivan was abusing me! "It seemed like the men who beat me up - were his," he said as he looked down. I felt the heavy weight o my chest as my breathing started to get ragged. "Kry-stal, could you please give us a lit time alone?" I asked Krys

