Punished By My Mom's Boyfriend
CHAPTER 5
But now, here I am, back at home. All dreams of the spotlight have been put on hold, and I’m okay with it actually.
Oakdale has a decent community theater scene, and I’ll see if there’s a spot for me somewhere. But first, I need to take care of my dad because Rudy’s my priority now.
Peyton
“Dad?” I call into the dark house. “Where are you?”
I suppose it’s a rhetorical question because he must be locked up in his office, depressed and unhappy.
Quietly, I tiptoe down the dimly lit hallway before rapping gently on the office door.
Peyton
“Dad?” I try again. “Are you in here?”
Finally, there are some creaking sounds and the door edges open. As I surmised, my dad’s been living like a hermit.
There are food wrappers strewn all over the carpet, as well as an unmade sofa bed and heaps of clothes in messy piles. The computer monitor on his desk casts an eerie glow in the dark room, although there’s a tiny shaft of sunlight from a parting in the drapes.
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