Chapter 15: Jake

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Mom snuck out of her room a few minutes later. "Is he gone?" I released the girls and went to her drawing her still shaking form into my arms. "He's gone mom. You don't have to be afraid because you're not staying here. When I leave here I'm taking you with me."

She looked up at me about to argue but I didn't give her a chance. "You did what I asked you to?" I spoke to Mindy over her head. "Yeah the movers will be here tomorrow."

Mom looked back and forth between us. "Movers?" I knew she was going to have a hard time leaving, this is where she'd spent her life with dad but there was no way I was leaving her here alone. And since I had no intentions on coming back here again this was the only option.

"Yeah I had Mindy call a moving company to come get your stuff. I know I should've talked it over with you first mom but you're just too stubborn when it comes to this place. You know you can't stay here and you damn sure can't work for that...for Willoughby again."

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