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CHAPTER 13
LISA
His question still rang in my head like a knife pressed to my throat, forcing me to speak.
“I asked a question. Where the heck were you, Lisa? Where did you go, huh?”
He spoke again and this time I decided I should answer him. At this rate he would dig the truth out of me.
“Last time I heard, I did not sign a paper saying I should answer your questions, Justin.” I replied, and he clenched his fist. Knuckles went white.
For a second, everything paused.
Like he never expected me to actually talk back. The old Lisa would have looked down and shut her mouth. She would have mumbled the lamest word with no weight. Sorry.
I cannot believe I used to say that to them. When they were the ones who abused me. Used me.
“Answer this question, Lisa. Just answer!” He said
