on in case you do not know my name, but I'd prefer

ing compared to others that befell me, if you don't mind being patient going through my story. Hopefully

e called one because I was always at the top of my class. I attended one of the best and most expensive schools in town. And I was the only one who attended that school a

we go on, but for now, let's talk about the kids in Kangaroo Estate. All of them liked me because I was not proud, and because I was pretty and lively and smart. They never pointed at my big body

, nine, seven, six, four, three or on

ot of kids to play with--Lucy, Rihanna, Mac, Gregory, Pamela, Finn, M

of goods. All of them knew that Cameron beat my mom because who would not hear her screams and the sound of his whipping every afternoon or night? Everyone also k

'd stop, shooing all of them away from our sitting room where they were gathered as peacemakers. Mike Tony did join them too. Only once because he was not always in his house when dad fought mom. As a matter of fact, he barely was home. Mike Tony was a guy who lived alone in the estate. Cameron didn't like other ne

ing my anger led me to destroy, continuously, in my room. Or I scream. Or punch my bed. Or on really bad occasions, I just lay there, not moving or feeling anything. My class teacher gave a name for it

k about Mike T

n thing in my story. He lived alone but not quietly because he was very open with everyone. He played with all the k

other kids too but he had a special likeness for me. I could see it in his eyes everytime he hugged me or played with my cheek. He called me 'pretty' many times, and I never heard him call any other kid that. He bought m

I didn't know why, but I knew that their parents were involved. My own parents never stopped me from going into his house. Well, mom did stop me sometimes, if she was at home. She'd call

ack?" I would innocently say since she wasn't sending

I'll never know why mom always acte

om

d.

Oh. So she had hea

angry like I thought it would be, owing to the fact that sh

e. Only I don't know the reason for that. And the silence? You know, parents' sile

really interesting" I would s

shopping. You and me, We will

ad it to me?" I would make puppy eyes to make mom see reason i

me, holding my shoulders an

, darling

d it to me. You know t

(Of course she can read and write well) but mom was always so

everyday. Tired from the tying to the wall and 'heavy spanking' that Cameron did to her virtu

e of my teachers saw my torn dictionary and punished me. He didn't understand how much seeing the word 'migraine' o