CHAPTER 166

“She’s basically become that boys mother…” One of my old neighbours said to another. Once I made my way into the store I walked over to the desk an “I heard she might have to quit school!” Spoke another. One thing I hated more than anything was gossipers.

“Shes just a child herself, how can a mother put so much pressure on her daughter?!” Urgh, I was beyond livid. Yes my mom may have broken down, bu poor thing.”

I felt my eyes prick with tears but fought them back. Everyone could speculate on my situation as much as they wanted, but they would never know the truth, and that was that my small family were barely staying a float. It was easy to gossip and criticise other people when in you knew nothing about their life, but speaking about things and experiencing them first hand were completely different and the tightrope we were on truly was.

Present day….

“Your grace…? Your grace….? Dylan?” Huh, I shook my head quickly and finally met the eyes of the man who had helped me change the license plate o “Sorry, I switched off for a second.” I was that exhausted after being awake and on the go for so long that I had began day dreaming. The entire time I w “Are you sure this is the route Ryan takes?” I nodded my head and sighed looking at the scrunched up piece of paper I had given him with the instructions sc “That’s definitely his route. When you get stopped at the borders don’t let anyone see that paper. Make sure you tell border control that you’re only late

roughly trying to keep myself focused on my task. I had zoned out for so long that a tired taste began to take over my mouth. You know the one I mean, “Is there anything you haven’t thought of?” The man chuckled before looking at me again this time with sympathy, 1 rolled my eyes slightly, I was beginn a passion. “Hey, erm… I’m really sorry about everything that’s happened to you.” He looked somewhat ashamed for even bringing things up but I admit I I hadn’t even realised that I’d said something like that on live tv. Did I really tell the world that I had been defiled? Had I made myself out to be a victim?

people to think I was a strong person. Although with the way I broke down at my mothers death I was hardly a strong character. I couldn’t for the life of m Chosen By The Moon