CHAPTER 36 I pulled my knees closer to my chest and sobbed loudly to myself. Tears continued from drip from my burning eyes, wetting my face and hair entirely. My breaths came out uneven. I tried to stop crying but failed. The joy of the night had turned into misery. I was scared, terrified of my own mother at this time and I wasn’t sure what the morning held for me. The tightness grew in my chest as I continued to sob and quiver at the corner of my bed. It was just two nights of fun, nothing more than that. My entire life I had spent doing whatever she wished, I listened to her every time and I missed out on all the fun. The minute I did something, I was caught and then punished. Upon hearing a snap, I rose my head and found a shadowy figure standing near the window. It was dark, t

