Jaden Manrique

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“Queen” by Jaden Manrique

Submitted to Contest #131

An embrace from my siblings was rare so that’s why when Roger hugged me I couldn’t help but let my tears flow. He was always the one to console us after my brothers and I would get beaten by our father. He didn’t endure nearly as much of the abuse Brian, John, and I got. Roger was the favorite. Never said aloud, but we all knew the unspoken truth. He was the protector of us all. So it surprised me when years later after escaping our father’s grip he would say things such as, You guys did it to yourselves, You were asking for it, or my person...

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