Beauty and the beast

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"Hello Makyha, it's so great to see you again. How have you been since our last session? How's life?" Dr. Whitaker smiled at me as I sat across from her. I sat there silently trying to gather what I wanted to say. "Life was good until it wasn't." I huffed. "Tell me about it. What have I missed?" "Okay so you know my friend Glock I used to mention in my journal?" She nodded. "Well he asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes."

"He's the perfect gentleman and he's so sweet to me. We spent Valentine's Day together and it was so beautiful." "He sounds great, I'm so happy for you." "Thank you he really is." "So how is life not great?" "So like I mentioned we spent Valentine's Day together. He got us a hotel room at the wellness resort and we had a mini vacation and stayed a few days. After that we went back home and the next day we were supposed to be going on a date. To make a very long story short Tig, my ex came and forced his self in my house, beat me up, raped me and tried to kill me." "Oh no!" She gasped and slapped her hand over her mouth.

"Oh Makyha I am so sorry to hear that." You could actually hear the sadness in her voice, she was being genuine. "Was he always like that? Did he show signs of a predator?" "No ma'am, NEVER! He never acted like a predator towards me and I've never heard of him to act like one towards anyone else. That's why when he was doing it I was in such disbelief! The abuse part didn't surprise me one bit, that's always been him." I rolled my eyes.

"We're gonna circle back to what you just told me, but tell me more about that, you barely touched bases on that." She started writing in her notepad. "The first time he beat me I was fifteen, I think I mentioned that to you before." I started playing with my fingers so I wouldn't cry. "I had just told him my dad took me to get an abortion and he completely lost his shit on me." I gulped thinking about it.

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Flashback to 15 year old MK

"Dad please no, I don't wanna do this!" I cried as we sat in the parking lot. We've been out here for thirty minutes and I spent the whole time crying, begging my dad not to make me get out. "Makyha you fifteen years old, the fuck you gone do with a baby? How the fuck you gone take care of it? You got a job? You got money? Cause I ain't gone give you shit!" He snapped.

I wanted to tell him so bad that I got money cause I be boosting but I'm already in enough fucking trouble. I just need to pick my poison! "Daddy I can get a job! And the dad and his people got money, they gonna help me please. I don't wanna do this, I wanna have my baby." I pleaded. "Makyha I said no! Now get out the fucking car before I drag you." He warned. I sobbed and took my seatbelt off.

We both stepped out the car and started walking towards the building. When we got inside we checked in and waited for them to call my name as my dad filled out the medical forms. While we waited I was texting Mimi and Jade the whole time, telling them how sad and devastated I am. "Roberts. Makyha Roberts." I sat there. "Get yo ass up!" My dad snapped tight lipped. I whimpered and got up.

We walked to the back and the nurse asked a bunch of questions. After explaining everything to us we got started. After the procedure my dad dropped me off home and went god knows where. Mimi and Jade said they was gonna come check on me when they got outta school. They were gonna have mama them sign them out and catch a ride to my house but I told them no, it's okay. I didn't want my other parents to find out I was pregnant. The only people knew was me, the girls and Tig. That's how it was supposed to stay.

My dad found out because he overheard us in my room talking about how much we hope the baby is a girl and what we wanna name her. I knew Tig didn't go to school today so I picked up my phone and called him. He picked up on the ring before the last ring. "Hello?" He yawned. "What you doing?" "Shit." "Can you come to my house? I gotta talk to you." "Why you can't just say it over the phone?" "Please?" "Ight damn, I'm coming." He sucked his teeth and hung up.