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I don\u2019t remember much of what happened next.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I just remember wet lips mashing against mine. Hands tearing at my dress.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When David finally came out and chased the man off, my lipstick was smeared all over my face. David\u00a0<\/p>\n
forced Chloe to look at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGirls need to respect themselves. Don\u2019t start thinking about boys at your age. Look what happens when you advertise yourself like that. Your sister put on a little makeup, and look at what she invited.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cChloe, be good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was when I understood. David had been keeping Chloe in the shadows the whole time, making her\u00a0<\/p>\n
watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019d used me to show her what men were really like, so she\u2019d be scared enough to never wear makeup again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dad took me into a bathroom to wash my face and change my clothes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLily, don\u2019t tell Mom about tonight. She\u2019ll be mad at me if she finds out, okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t want them to fight, so I promised I wouldn\u2019t say anything, even though I was terrified.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were a good girl, Lily. You\u2019re young. You\u2019ll forget it. But if your sister makes bad choices now, it\u2019ll ruin\u00a0<\/p>\n
her life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He threatened Chloe too. If she told Mom, he\u2019d make sure she was next.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was violently ill. She couldn\u2019t keep anything down, shaking and retching for days, but she wouldn\u2019t tell\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom why.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From that day on, Chloe never wore makeup or skirts again. She treated me better after that, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she couldn\u2019t stand being around Dad anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I came back to myself, Mom and Dad were already at each other\u2019s throats.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sarah was crying so hard she couldn\u2019t catch her breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou monster! She was just a kid! How could you do that to her!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI kept wondering why Chloe got so timid and scared to go out alone. This was all you!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She clawed at David\u2019s face. He grabbed her by the hair and wouldn\u2019t let go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re the same, you and me! Didn\u2019t you say \u2018make an example of her\u2019? Didn\u2019t Chloe get better? Didn\u2019t she listen?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlaying the grieving mother now? Now that she\u2019s cold on a slab, suddenly you care? Where was all this love\u00a0<\/p>\n
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when she was breathing?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After years together, they knew exactly where to hit. Every word hit its mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It took several officers to pull them apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mason wiped his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy? Why did Mom have to beat Lily and send her away? Wasn\u2019t Lily Mom\u2019s kid, too?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mason and Chloe were led out of the room. Sarah sank to the floor, completely wrung out. My parents were\u00a0<\/p>\n
detained.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They were being held on child-abuse charges. The police still needed to collect more evidence and wait for\u00a0<\/p>\n
the autopsy report.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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