The game blared from the television, the glow brightening the closer she moved. From the doorway she could see the back of her stepfather’s head. Light snores curled around him and she knew from experience he’d rest there for another hour and a half. In the room that he’d shared with her mother, she dug through the top drawer of the chest. When her hands closed around her mother’s jewelry box she lifted it and carried it to the bed. Her heart thudded away in her chest. Any moment Phil could awaken and find her…but he wouldn’t because he was passed out drunk. Cammie pillaged through the box until she found what she’d been searching for. She opened the gold heart locket and admired her mom and dad on one side and her swaddled baby hospital picture on the other. She clasped the necklace around her neck and whispered, “I love you, Mom and Dad. Please help me.” She replaced the jewelry box and arranged the shirts on top.
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