C21 Chapter 21

Gina

“You stupid cow. How could you embarrass me like that in front of all my work colleagues?” my father shouted, slapping my mother. They had no idea I was hiding in the wardrobe in the living room. Sometimes I liked reading in the dark, holding my flashlight over the text. Mum didn’t like it, but she let me do it when Dad wasn’t home. She must have forgotten that I was here now, watching them