At lunchtime, I made my excuses and headed for her tree. Today I will be bringing her lunch. I didn't even want to think about why she hadn’t been eating anything the last time I saw her. If I found out his neglect went farther than just being careless with her feelings, like he was abusing her in any way, I will put a f*****g hurting on him, the likes of which this town has never seen. I clenched my fists at the thought of her being hurt. Put it away, Gideon, don’t go borrowing trouble. I watched her for a few seconds before exiting the car, so beautiful, so innocent. It was amazing that she could be this, after dealing with what she must've been dealing with behind closed doors her whole life. She looked around as if sensing my eyes on her, and it made me smile. Yes, I wanted her as