Aurora Beckett Marino. After dealing with her toxic mom for years and the abuse of her personal bullies she moves to NYC for a fresh start. Aurora wants to leave all the comments on her body back in California but when she notices that she can't it'...
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-January 3, Sunday 2021
"911, what's your emergency?" They asked and just as they asked that there was a loud smash that came from downstairs. I flinched harshly and tears ran down my face faster making it hard for me to speak.
"Hurry, she's gonna kill him." I cried into the phone. I looked back towards the door as I heard a scream.
"Okay, what's your name and your address?" The dispatcher asked over the phone.
"Aurora. Aurora Marino. I live on 145 Cullimore street. My mom's hurting my dad and she's been doing this for so long. Please, hurry and get here." I cried. "She was holding a knife when I last saw her," I cried.
"Okay, Aurora, don't worry, the cops are on the way. But do me a favor and lock your door and hide somewhere safe." She asked me. Quickly I walked to my door and locked it. I got inside my closet and locked that door also. I hid there on the phone with her until the cops got here.
"LAPD, show me your hands!!" I heard someone shout downstairs. I dropped the phone and wanted so badly to go downstairs but I was stuck. I couldn't move. "We need first responders here right away!" My breath got caught in my throat. He can't be dead. She didn't kill him.
I jumped when I heard a bang on the door. Quickly I covered my ears in fright and backed away from the closet door. The door then broke down and stood in front of me were three cops. I looked up at them in complete terror. "Aurora, come with us." The girl held her hand out to me.
"Where's my dad?" I asked while my voice cracked. He's the only person I wanted to see right now. My dad. I prayed and hoped he was still alive. She couldn't win not after he fought so hard for me this whole time.
"He's gonna be fine. Just come with us for now." She replied. I looked down at her hand and slowly but surely I held my hand out to her and took her hand. I knew from this day on my life was going to be completely different.
"Hey, sweetie, you okay up here?" My dad asked as I sat on the bed in my room that was nowhere near done being set up. I looked up at him with the framed picture of my mom and me and him in the picture. He looked down at it and sighed before sitting next to me.
"Yeah, sorry," I apologized and put the picture underneath my duvet. It was selfish of me to be looking at a picture of my mom when she put my dad and I through so much. It was probably the worst time of my dad's life so I don't want him to feel bad for me.
"You don't have to apologize for missing your mom, honey. It's okay. And I'm sorry your life has been so bad-" he started but I cut him off.
"No, dad, it hasn't been bad at all. Everything that happens happens for a reason and look where we're at now? Mom's in jail. You and I are both living with our best friends, you have an amazing job with Lupe's mom, and I'm starting at a new school." I smiled at my dad while taking his hand in mine.
