Single Red Carnation for IWD, Labour Day, au May siku

IV The Bathroom
Ember had been wandering aimlessly around the endless corridors and baffling twists and turns when she saw how dark it was getting outside. She would have checked her watch if she had one, but she didn’t so she hazarded a guess at it being about 10, 11 o’clock. She was exhausted and needed to find somewhere to sleep.
But first she wanted to take a shower. She hadn’t washed since she arrived at the mansion and it showed. Her soft skin which was normally a delicate pale porcelain, tiled was now covered with a light layer of grime.
She had changed a lot since the fire. Her hair which...

"zack"

my name is Zack...

i am but fourteen...

my eyes are swollen...

I cannot see, ...

I must be stupid ...

I must be bad, ...

What else could have made...

My dad so mad? ...

I wish I were better ...

I wish I weren't ugly, ...

Then maybe my mum ...

Would still want to hug me....

i dont want to speak at all ...

i can't do a wrong ...

au else I'm locked up ...

All the siku long. ...

When I awake I'm all alone...

The house is dark ...

My parents aren't nyumbani ...

When my mum does come...

I'll try and be nice, ...

So maybe I'll get just...

One whipping tonight...

Don't make a sound!...

I just...