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"N-nothing. Never mind." He stammered, not meeting her eyes. "I was just..."
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Kai was silent for a long minute. "M-my father...As you know, he's the Vitelli family leader and I'm supposed to follow in his footsteps. H-he....hits me when i'm not on t-time or baically whenever he feels l-like it..." Kai stuttered, yanking off his shirt and turning around, bearing the knife and whip and belt marks to her, the scars and fresh scabs littering his back like a tapestry. "Look closely" He said, tapping a tattoo that had the hidden initial V with a dagger going down through it and a knife scar next to it. "He did this to me and my mother before she died..."
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Kai began feeling the tears roll down his face once more. "I didn't want you to hate me...I'm so ugly with them....I always wear long-sleeves and black t-shirts to cover them up..."
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"You need to see that I'm not what you need, Lorelei, I'm not good enough for you..." He whispered, crying still
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"I love you. I don't deserve you..."
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