"Da...d" Laura quavered, with teary eyes.

Her father came close to her, still holding the fierce folded belt.

"Why weren't you in your room? I expected you to be reading!" He yelled.

Laura began to cry.

"I...I went to ask Lucas for something" She lied.

"And what's that? cause I'm gonna ask him in private and if there is no likeness between you both words. I'll kill you" He said.

Laura shivered and her eyes shifted to her door. She only glanced but she noticed Lucas was eavesdropping through the narrow opening in the door.

"I went to ask if he had an extra book so that I would study...