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p my neck as I made my way out

it, I pull my bag

rst o

irst

eciding to walk. Better this way

nd another job. Ever

heavily on my shoulders as I

o falling apart due to the woo

h the small cre

from the kitchen and it was my

tepf

y because he promised to m

married fo

t to be very

e my way back out the door when

king he had p

ink you are going?" He says,

d as it always looked

ng you around the house a

ity for our family. When Mother

pulsed, tried to talk her out of

the d

would help

oking and bringing women into

ible mistak

er lik

there now, I only came to che

f, trying to get out of t

me, staring d

a while, have some te

tion. There was no

alking into the room I share wi

caused me to be

k outside, my mum was already

shoulders as she

ow when she sees me, a ki

good happened today at work?

as she gestures for

sn't much work today so they le

ng her to know o

ys patting my cheek before res

il she hears my stepfather's mo

placed underneath the counte

y mother sa

aims to be my stepfather, enjoyi

nsibi

? You can always make more, you

ery single cent," he says,

uses me

Jordan. You should be ashamed

are that I'm crossing my bounda

ake now is going into my sister

yourself and d

She's deadbeat. Why do you k

to die?

comprehend my thoughts until

zing wit

just said. You are the one who

if you got out

a wro

d in the next second, he is

mother yells, moving towards

up by my hair, eyes s

d your pathetic mother are luck

ve to do is put food on the table

h word louder tha

ks out of the house. But I am n

aid to my mothe

at him, not caring if I am begin

That woman in there has done ev

eep, eat! Yet you

child. What could you possibl

m not ready to

anything but what do know is th

it. You selfish, irresponsible o

nder why mom is attached to you.

-" The slap throw

black till he rounds up o

wl on his face. "You dare talk t

hat's even that special?" Anot

he third slap did

e swollen eye to see someone h

being bloodshot t

s Mr