All Chapters of Reading Mr. Reed: Chapter 11 - Chapter 12

LACYWith Uncle B, Aunt Coral and Macy gone to work it left me alone in this small house. Being alone made the house seem so much bigger. I was undeniably bored.Uncle B phoned during the course of the day to check up on me. Actually, I wasn't sure if he phoned too check up on me or if he phoned to check if his house hadn't been burnt down yet due to my pathetic cooking skills.He wasn't too far from home anyway. He worked in a near by precinct as a homicide detective. He had seen some pretty wicked stuff over the years of working as an officer of the law. The things people did never ceased to amaze me and for what? Petty things like money?Okay! So money isn't so petty but I wouldn't kill for it. I had seen first hand what money could do to a person. My father's inflated ego was a good example of what money could do to a person. My father thought that there was no one in this world

LACYMacy, Lucifer and I stood outside the coffee shop as we watched Brian speed off in his fancy car which looked more presentable than his face. He could hardly move his arm once Malik practically pried Macy off him. Evidence of her brutal attack dripped down from his nose.I wondered how hard she slammed his face into the table for Brian's nose to look a slight bit crooked. It was broken for sure and that was probably the reason he yelled so loud. It was probably due to the excruciating pain she inflicted upon him.I didn't feel sorry for him. Rather I felt sad. He spent so much time trying to ruin my life. If he spent at least half that amount of time in showing love to someone then maybe he wouldn't be so lonely. He would actually have some kind of real love in his life.A cold chill suddenly filled the air and I felt my body shiver. The warmth of someone's hands caressing my arms sen