Knock, knock
I turn to the door,
"Yes?"
"Harmony, are you there?"
Suki's voice calls out
from the other side.
I ignore the guilt
that twinges in my heart.
"Yeah, what is it?"
I want her to just
give me my privacy.
Not everything that we do,
has to be together all the time.
"Can we play?"
Suki asks, hopefully.
"No I'm busy,
I have extra homework today."
I lie through my teeth,
turning away from the door
and looking back out of my window,
fixing my gaze firmly
on the tall evergreens outside.
"Oh...
Okay then..."
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Savor The Moonlight - Book 1 | ✔
Short Story[completed] Harmony is empty. She doesn't speak out, nor does she do anything that could possibly spark her father and step mother's rage. Besides, isn't it better to stay quiet than to deal with the fall-out caused by expressing h...
