My dad dragged me across the driveway by my hair for blocking my sister’s car. Then he kicked me into the trash can. “Useless things belong in the dump!” Dad laughed. “She has no future anyway.” Mom said. They had no idea what I would do next.
Chapter 1: The Discard Pile The jagged aggregate of the driveway lacerated my bare knees as I fought blindly for leverage. The mid-July sun was a brutal, radiating weight against the back of my neck, yet a localized, terrifying frost had completely seized my internal organs. The suffocating grip of my father’s calloused hand clamped … Read more