jo

disdain, only to find my body

d the side of my left arm. The fear that Mykel had suceeded in having his way with m

y vanished from my eyes. I sprang up and lay my back against the head board. I looked down at my

wn a bed like this. My green orbs traveled around the h

with Mykel, the

h of my money, the one that had nearly got me raped.

and cry my eyes out at the same time. The money was meant for Valerie's tuiti

el sorry for myself. I had to get back to work and I h

me from hurling myself out of the room, without turning back. I ran through an array of rooms and corridors,

into balls and I punched the air. There was nothing else to take my frustration on an

phone booth. I stepped into it and placed a call

e, pic

llo

have shed tears of

t's me.

ing from? Why didn't you

y, she offered to pay for my ride to her house . At lea

st friend in the whole world, a

time anyway. I only had a light breakfast, changed my cl

e house, I wished I had just stayed at Mel

living room, amongst her dead pieces of furniture, arms folde

ld on to the he

at dragged in. W

ence. I did not have or

rd, closing the s

the hell is my money?!" Her tone

eyes to lo

on't hav

wl was

not to repeat myself, than a question, bu

e it aunt. M

t both sides of my face. Sending me hurling back towa

're stealing from me, but lying agains

couldn't

, but another resounding slap sile

believe me! Mykel at

of her couch. My waist locked with the edge of the chair

t of my body was spared from her heels. I took it, I endured until she were done with me and left me ly

y taken most of my money and you know it

t, but the falling fists and the di

are you talk to me like that! Get

on my face. I

d, the violence

ith my hands, I still

bea

he years. As Ariana Grande said,

t Elowen. I had not only been maltreated by my Aunt in those years, b

after we moved in with her. We had to move from the Raven's pack which was her husband'

ered her invalid until date. Valerie never experienced motherly care because of it and it made me work

ay to take it all, insisting that I had to pay for the roof over my head. My mother stayed at the hospital receiving little or no

Just

life with his new mistress. My aunt vehemently refused to bring up a case against

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eri

e from her peripheral vi

y s

k to me, cupping both sides of

and innocent voice was music to my ears.

sty. You know how she

me, before landing on my f

his would be over.

" I hu

hot and burning tears threatened to free themselves down

voice muffled with tears. I lowered my

ay." I r

ped up, she f

ld've just let them have

eriously lost the money, and would have

ition, Ley. I couldn't have

t want it." S

arched on it

ha

don't want it, Jo. I want to be with you and mama. Just havi

is, Ley. I promise." I said in

mile against my skin a

re is m