I pressed a tissue against the gash on my
forehead, but I couldn’t stop the bleeding.
I couldn’t believe how messed up they were.
“I’m your daughter! Not a slab of meat! If you
want to sell your daughter, why not open a
brothel?”
“Every dollar I earn is mine. What’s wrong
with using my own skills to support myself?”
“If you hate me so much, why did you even
have me?”
Taces.
Before they could respond, Brittany started
bragging.
“Don’t bother with her. When I’m married to
Blake and have his kid, she’ll be begging me for scraps.”
Hearing that, Mom and Dad forgot all about
me and started fawning over Brittany, asking
about her night.
Brittany blushed.
“You won’t believe it. Blake isn’t cold and
detached like everyone says. He was up all
night. I’m still sore.”
“He was gone when I woke up, but he left a
credit card.”
“He spent so much time with me. I am
definitely pregnant, so the whole Mrs.
Montgomery title is mine!”
Mom and Dad beamed, already imagining
being part of the Montgomery family.
They had no idea what they were dealing
with.
They didn’t know what the Montgomery name
really meant.
Messing with Blake?
They were in way over their heads.
I knew I needed to cut ties as fast as
possible.
They were acting like Brittany was their
golden ticket, shoving food and medicine
down her throat.
I took the opportunity to point out how greedy
they were.
They immediately snapped.
Dad kicked me off the couch and ripped my
page out of the family book.
“Get out! Leave right now! I don’t want you
anymore!”
Mom looked disgusted, staring at me like I
was something nasty on her shoe.
Brittany was rubbing her legs and smiling.
“I was going to hook you up with a job, but
since you like to work so much, get out. Don’t
come back crying!”
I was happy to go, and I grabbed my page on
the way out.
“One day, you’ll realize the Montgomerys
aren’t what you think.”
“Messing with Blake? Someone will be
begging for mercy.”
I crashed in a hotel that night.
I bought some meds at a pharmacy and
patched up my forehead.
When I got to work the next day, everyone
was talking.
“Did you hear? Someone drugged Blake Montgomery! He’s been looking for her all
day!”
“She must be nuts! He’s a Montgomery! The
last person to drug him is pushing up
daisies!”
