Chapter 4
Sylvia was a desk clerk at the Double Tree. It wasn't the most impressive of jobs, but considering that her father had sworn that she'd amount to nothing, it was a giant step. The morning was slow, giving Sylvia time to reflect on her past.
It actually hadn't been too many years ago. Actually it had been pretty close to the time she had moved out of the house. Her father was gone. Where he went, seeing as he had no job, she never asked and preferred not to know. She let him be and he let her be for the most part. Except for the occasional yelling match in which he told her she'd amount to nothing and wind up living on the streets, they never talked or really saw much of each other. In an unspoken decision they had decided to stay away from each other. The house was quieter this way and neither bothered the other. No more torment for either. She had been sitting on her bed, staring out the window into the night, wishing that she could somehow be a part of the peaceful darkness. She had then heard a song that had pretty much solidified her decision to leave as soon as she could be sure that she could get away and make it on her own.
Long lost words whisper slowly to me
Still can't find what keeps me here
When all this time I've been so hollow inside
I know your still there
Watching me wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Fearing you loving you
I won't let you pull me down
Hunting you I can smell you – alive
Your heart pounding in my head
Watching me wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Saving me raping me
Watching me (Haunted)
From that day forward she planned on gathering her things together and leaving. She couldn't stand this place anymore. She didn't care if she didn't amount to any more than another stray. At least she would be her own. The only thing to do now was to wait for the appropriate time. The time to leave was the time when she knew she could make it, knew she could leave with no regrets. After all, he was her father, no matter how much she hated him.
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