Mr. Duke*

"I promise I won't bother you tonight, come home with me please."

"I'm already tired, I want to be here at least when mom steps out tomorrow morning, she will understand that I have tried to endure all of these things she's doing to me. I'm human, I deserve to be loved."

"I have always wanted to love you, but you keep pushing me away, it shouldn't be so. I need you, Ariella. If you insist on being with me, your mom will not counter your decision."

I was watching her with my ...