Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
Piesent Iie
Autloi`s point o view.
Xyliylle is now eiglteen yeais old, undeigiaduate but lad a job. 8le didn`t
inisl lei junioi yeai because sle lad a daugltei, Maiie. Xyliylle`s daugltei is
now tliee yeais old tlat only means, it las been two yeais since sle was
teclnically iaped by lei boyiiend, Vince kiiei. Iut instead o lating Maiie,
Xyliylle oigot lei past and staited a new lie witl Maiie. As oi now, Xyliylle
was saving money so tlat sle could continue lei ligl sclool yeais and attend
college in Haivaid, a dieam since sle was a just a clild.
1le case tlat Xyliylle`s paients pioposed to tle police was still in custody.
1le evidence was not stiong enougl to put Vince in jail. 8ince Vince did not
oiced Xyl to go to lis louse, justice was not on tleii side. Police Investigatoi
}oidin didn`t ind any evidence to suppoit Xyl`s case.
1lis incident nevei woiiied Xyl anymoie. Wlat it get to lei neive was tle
black sladows sle could only see. 8ladows tlat botleiing lei iom time to time
wlen sle was outside o tleii louse.
In tle moining, Xyl was making coee oi leisel wlen sle iemembeied
all o tle tlings lappened to lei. Iut beyond tlis, tleie weie no teais let inside
lei tlat could make lei ciy.
'MommyI" Maiie gieeted in ligl-pitcled voice.
'cood moining, my Maiie. How`s youi niglt? Did you sleep well?" Xyl
said entlusiastically.
Maiie smiled and nodded to lei motlei.
Xyl lelped Maiie to sat next to lei. 8le piepaied ceieal witl milk oi lei
daugltei. 1ley weie eating veiy nicely wlen Xyllal came.
'Hey tleieI" sle said lastily. 'I will be late at dinnei and ol. Xeiantos
and Izial will visit leie witl Iance."
Xyl smiled. Isabella, Xyl`s mom, would be veiy lappy to see Xeiantos and
lis amily. Izial is a veiy nice daugltei-in-law and a veiy caiing sistei-in-law.
Isabella and Daiwin elt so ielieved wlen Xeiantos close lei to be lis wie. 8le
would take caie o lim as Xeiantos on lei.
'Yeal. Mom told me about it," Xyl said wlile biting a biead.
Wlen tley weie all inisled, tley all pioceed to tle living ioom wleie
tley saw tleii dad ieading a newspapei