โMy precious baby, Mommy is here.โ
Margaret said in a soothing tone of voice hugging her daughter in her arms letting the tears stain her own clothing, she then looked down at Carrie closing the door with her free hand after bringing her inside.
โLetโs get you clean and in the
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carrie nodded, tears still streaming down her cheeks. after everything sheโd endured, the humiliation and cruelty they put her through, there was only one thing she wanted now: for them to pay for what theyโd done.
to feel even a fraction of the hurt โ
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Trembling with rage. How dare you stand in my embrace and defend those whores! Those outsiders waiting to devour you! You know nothing of goodness! The world is rot Carietta! You are letting them spoon fed you! Inside nowโฆ. Now!โ
Margaretโs grip on Carrie tightens to a bruising, suffocating force before her hand suddenly cracks across Carrieโs cheek hard enough to shatter the soft, pleading expression right off her face.
โHow dare you.โ Margaret said, her face inches from Carrieโs, her breath hot++
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โtheyโre not whores, momma,โ carrie said quietly, her voice carrying a firmness she rarely dared to use around her mother. despite margaretโs harsh words, she still wanted to believe there was good in people, that not everyone was cruel or out to hurt โ
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Margaret approached her daughter wrapping her arms around her; she made sure to keep her close to her body at all times. Whether or not Carrie was tired of her didnโt matter; the parent had the final say.
โI donโt want you hanging out with those whores.โ
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( she goes silent, her gaze dropping to the floor as she struggled to keep her emotions in check. no. not again. she was growing tired of being sent to the prayer closet every time she did something her momma disapproved of. )
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