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the one that got away..( a short story novel?)

set in the summer of 1991...


amina looks out her window as her father arrives from work. shes been out of school for 1 month now because its summer and shes been planning to run away for years now because of her controlling and belitting parents..as shes daydreaming her dad comes into her room catching her off guard she stands up quickly

what are you doing right now? her dad asks..

her palms are sweaty and she avoids eye contact. im just in my room..

didnt i tell you to come asks me what you're supposed to do? he said in a grumpy voice he was intimidating and cold.

amina began to look at him with disgust and resent

i keep telling you and you just dont listen do you??

she starts to walk away while he's talking

he yells .. dont you walk away from me.

she stops in her tracks. her dad scolding and yelling at her but she isnt listening to him at all when he's finally done and leaves the room. amina falls into her bed exhausted she drifts off into sleep..

4 hours later her mom wakes her up.. its time to eat, dinners ready.

ok im coming..her mom leaves her room. amina is still thinking about how she'll run away..and the last thing she wants to do is sit at the dinner table with her mom and dad. she goes anyway. as shes drags herself down the stairs. still feeling tired after her nap she goes down to see her dad and mom sitting at the table..they barely glance at her. she goes to sit down while thers a awkward slience.not a word is said finally amina breaks the slience by talking to her mom about her dreams of becoming of a psychologist

yeah thats nice.. her mom doesnt even look at her while talking.

amina narrowed her eyes in disbelief. she was frustrated. her parents were ingnoring her...she quickly finished eating and went back up stairs. she went to the bathroom. she looked at herself in the mirror..amina was in deep thought about how her future would be if she did run away..but all she knew is that she was tired of living in her dyspotian home.. 


this is my first very written work so please be nice!! (part 2 coming soon?)

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