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Chapter 4.
I took my seat on the worn out couch and its ratty old cushions and beaten up pillows comforted my rough day. For some reason I had gotten there earlier than usual and I was the first one to arrive. Fifteen minutes passed before the others came in, they went out shopping but figured I’d be too busy with school work to go with them. Shopping is the perfect medicine for a rough day, but with all this trouble going on things have been too busy and money has been too tight for me to ease my pain.
“Hey Tay, how was your day? Oh I just rhymed! But really did everything go alright?”
“Oh uh you know how teenagers can be.. looks are what they see, not inside, I didn’t really have a chance to say anything before the judging started but it wasn’t too bad, much better than my old school actually!”
Wow, I’ve really become quite the natural liar. The drafty windows sent in the frigid fall air and left us all shivering, the secretary handed out some torn up blankets. This side of the office wasn’t heated, but that didn’t matter. What lies on the other half is far more important to us all.
The gossip surrounded me, it made me feel like I belonged again, like there was no where else I could be. This should be home, this is his home. I glanced around the room, my eyes traced the familiar shattered glass, the torn curtains and the Winnie the Pooh clock ticking, it was almost time to leave. I didn’t think I was ready to move on with the cruelty, here I felt safe and secure but once I took a step outside everything would be different. But all I really needed to hear was the simple sentence that made it all feel better. The clock struck three and we all rose to make our way to the inside, I was first in line, practically running, I opened the door and with a few words it was all better..
“I love you Mommy."
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