Cita laid down on the bed restlessly tossing back and forth while she stared out the window. From her laid down position she could see the stars twinkling, the moon shining bright and cheerfully down to earth and it's inhabitants. However Cita shared none of the moon's cheerfulness. On her tiny winny mind was just one thought "should I tell Mom and Dad or not?" "How would they react?" "what would mom say?" "would mom punish me for leaving the house?" . "phew!" Cita sighed, her voice childlike, her frame suddenly stopped tossing about stilly to stare out the window. her gaze focused on the moon's radiation. "Maybe I should Helly" Cita mused to herself. "But Helly hates me... she says I am the daughter of a wicked woman". "what if she beats me up for going" she pondered, tears forming at her eyes.
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Cita was eleven years old and lives in a compound house with her parents. She was the only daughter of two children, however a female relative of theirs lived with them, and helped...