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Escape

Seven twenty-three pm three years ago today Bianca’s mother lived her last seconds of her life in the icy-cold critical care unit. After years of suffering from a rare and untreatable medical condition she died. And that’s when the catastrophe of Bianca’s life started to unfold when she was only twelve.

Not even six months has passed and Bianca’s father had already started bringing new women into her life. Bianca would see women come and go. Even though there were many questions Bianca wanted answered, she never asked. Bianca longed for her mother, but all that exist now is just memories. Everyday Bianca would cry herself to sleep thinking of her mother.

The last bell rang signaling the end of the school day. Bianca ran home as fast as she could before her father left the house. Upon reaching the gates leading into the foyer Bianca realized her dad’s BMW was still parked outside along the curb, which was a good sign. As she flung open the door, there in the living room were two unfamiliar faces giving this look she knew she wouldn’t like. Sitting side by side aside her father with arms looped into his. Bianca didn’t take this ‘gathering’ so be a good thing but she had to hear what they were going to say.

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As Bianca took her shoes off, she suddenly felt like she needed to run away from this whole situation, escape from what she was just about to hear. “Listen Bianca, this might be hard for you to take in but I still want you to know that I love you and you mother very much. Its just that I think I got to move on and I’m sure your understand, I would like to meet my fiancée Gabrielle and your new step-sister Hope. As Bianca started to gain back her composure, tears sprang into her eyes. She couldn’t even ...

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