I breathe,
slow and deep,
inhale for five seconds,
hold for two,
then exhale for four.
Suki and Mother are in the kitchen,
having walked past me,
when we came back from school.
I relish in the peace.
In the smell of
fresh rain
wafting through the living room's
open window.
Father's gone.
Not for good,
but gone all the same.
"Harmony, don't bother taking
your shoes off.
We're going shopping."
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Savor The Moonlight - Book 1 | ✔
Short Story[completed] Harmony is empty. She doesn't speak out, nor does she do anything that could possibly spark her father and step mother's rage. Besides, isn't it better to stay quiet than to deal with the fall-out caused by expressing h...
