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~Little_Miss_Brownie~
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DANI'S_P O V
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My eyes droop as my head pounds with pain, it wasn't an unusual feeling but I still didn't enjoy it. Lights flash by in the dark like fireflies but only multicolored, neon and very annoying. Bowing my I head I sigh, staring the dirty floor of the Taxi I wait as the minutes tick by. One by one. Until I'll arrive in Wrickenridge.
I've only been there a few times, mainly I used to go with my Mom to see my aunt. Rolling mountains invaded my memory as a woman with a bright smile of white teeth flashed in my mind, god I miss her; but I understand why she left. My Mom had left for the same reason I had, though in a different way. It still hurts to think about her, grief consuming me.
The memory disappeared, fading away slowly, only leaving tendrals of grief behind as the Taxi finally came to a stop. Its bright lights glinting of the iridescent windows in the small bungalow. It's just how I remember it, the clapboard walls- gray with weathering- and the rickety brown door covered with a holey bug screen . It looked run down and broken but its the only place I could consider safe from him from everybody who is out to me in fact. Sighing I clamber out of the Taxi with difficulty, the pain in my ribs increasing at each movement.
Paying the driver with the little money I had left from working at the local convenience store, making him grunt at the large amount of single dollars I gave him, before watching as the tired looking Taxi drove off into the distance. The night consuming it in darkness. Turning back to the bungalow I notice the kitchen lights have been turned on, light shining through the lacy curtains onto the front yard.
Nerves bundled up on me as I remember the last time I had spoken to my aunt, we had fought; she had wanted me to stay with her so i'm away from him. Away from the pain. But being the stubborn person I am I had declined, wanting to believe that he would change. He didn't, it only started getting worse. I know I should've accepted her offre earlier but I didnt want to put her in danger or loose hope with him.
I dont want her in daner at all, my emotions cloud with pain at the thought of bringing anyone else my troubles. I can't stay here long, I realise that. But until then I'm going to try to look after her as much as I can before I never see her again.
Sighing I begin to walk to the broken picket fence gate that lay on the front yard. This place looked more dilapidated than before, the outstanding glory of the houses that surround the bungalow making it look more broken and used, just like me.
The small cobblestones beneath my feet poke into the soles of my worn down converse, and the bitter winter wind chilling my bare arm, It was much colder here than in Aspen. The wind seemed to bite more, making it feel cold and crisp against my skin. The only good thing about winter, That I have found, is that the cold air numbs my aches and bruises that 'he' gave me. Making me feel less pain than usual.
The small veranda that hung over the door precariously slightly wobbled when I stepped onto the wooden porch, the dirty solar powered light near the door brightening up when it notices my presence; a dim light coming from the small bulb. Knocking on the door I wait, apprehensive to the meeting that was about to come.
From what I had seen of my great-aunt in the past I noticed that she was more of a crazy cat lady of the neighborhood, only actually being allergic to cats. Knowing everything about everyone, but not talking to anyone or having many friends. I imagine it might be quite lonely for her here with no one to talk to. When I remember these things about her I kind of feel sorry for leaving, but I know I had to at least try with him.
I heard light shuffling from the other side of the door, the door creaking ominously as the rusty hinges cracked open. A wafty smell of homemade cookies and flowery perfume escaping into the night. The bright light from inside the house partially blinded me for a moment, red spots appearing on my vision.
A small frail woman perks her head around the door, her graying brown hair swept up into a tight bun. Flowery patterned clothes adorned her body and laugh lines covered her face. It took me a moment to notice this elderly woman was my great- aunt, it had been five years since i'd seen her last and she looked undeniably different her once glowing skin looked old and tired and her eyes no longer shined with happiness.
My worry for her spiked as I saw the small cane in her hand, she wasn't like this at all when I first saw her. Her eyes met mine, The dull grey that matched mine so much brightening when they recognized me. She looked happier for a moment, before worry clouded her vision at the sight of me. I must have looked a mess, my dark brown hair in knots and my hands covered in white blisters. Bruises covered my exposed skin, making the usual ivory white a mirage of purple's and blacks. The older ones turning a sickly yellow on my flesh.
She bustled me inside quickly, her usual cam façade breaking at the sight of me. Ushering me into the surprisingly large kitchen she sat me down on a vinyl chair, papers covering the table it was adjacent to. My great-aunt's house was surprisingly large on the inside, kind of like a Harry Potter tent, I used to be so obsessed with Harry Potter; I was so care free then, but that all changed. I was brought out of my reverie when something freezing was put against my swelling cheek, numbing the pain considerately.
We spent the next hour like that, no word uttered. Just my great-aunt tending to my sores and myself staring off into the distance. Once she was done she mad me a hot chocolate, one of my favorite drinks ever, and sent me off to bed in the spare room.
The spare room was filled with junk and papers, the double bed covered with blankets and boxes. Quickly moving the brown boxes I laid down my body reveling in the cloud like blankets before finally my eye lids started to droop and I fell asleep.
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