My sister married my high school bully. The same guy who shoved me into lockers smiled and said, “We’re family now.” Years later, my mom called: “They need free babysitting.” Then his text hit: “Don’t make this difficult.” So I decided…
I still babysit Miles every day. But now, the heat is turned up, the door has a deadbolt Derek doesn’t have a key for, and when I look in the mirror, the kid who got shoved into lockers is finally gone.
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