Chapter 27 - Chapter 26

# Chapter 26
VUSI, AGE 16

Kill. Kill. Kill. End her. End the suffering.

The thoughts were growing louder by the day, entering my head when I least expected it, urging me to fight back. To shut her up once and for all. Show her she had no power over me anymore.

But that was a lie. Ma held all the power. I was the neglected dog who refused to leave its owner, hoping and praying that she'd love me. She wouldn't. Ma would never change.

And still, even after a childhood of abuse, it hurt to see her wither away inside this caravan. I wanted to save her.

I wanted to kill her.

Fuck.

I shook my head, ridding it of the voices that wouldn't stop whispering, and opened the fridge for a bite to eat. It was empty except for a packet of beers and a cheese block. The grant never stretched past her habits. Slamming it shut, I slid my fingers through my hair, pulling until my scalp prickled with pain.

I needed to leave.

My eyes snagged on the block of knives on the counter.

I craned my neck and peered down the length of the short passage. Ma's door was ajar.

Stepping closer to the counter, I cocked my head to the side. The voices grew louder until I couldn't shut them out. Screaming like demons in my head.

Slice her throat and watch her bleed out.

I braced my hands on the counter and dropped my chin to my chest, clenching my jaw. "Stop it."

Slaughter her. She has hit you for the last time.

"Shut up."

Do it!

"Shut. Up." The muscles in my neck strained, my teeth grinding together viciously. "Just shut up."