So we are on the road, I have my feet up an a pack of cigarettes in my hand. Mom won't tell me where we are going.
I put a cigarette in between my lips and cup my hand around the end to block the wind, I lite it and take in a long drag.
"Baby I thought you were going to quit those. You are only 16 after all." Mom told me.
"When did I say that?" I doubt I said that.
"I don't know. Maybe I imagined it."
"Most likely." I said and flicked the ashes.
Yes my mom lets me smoke big deal. I started at a young age just like she did. We had this big argument about it. Finally we both agreed she had no room to talk since she did the same thing when she was younger.
We pulled over at a gas station.
"Go on inside and get a few snacks." She handed me a fifty.
I went in grabbed a basket and started throwing in snacks for the both of us. I made two cups of ice coffee and paid the man at register.
I opened the door and went to the car. Mom was just finishing pumping the gas.
When we were back on the road I asked my mom
"Can you tell me where we are going and what's going on?"
"Laya he told me."
Can she be talking about what I'm thinking?
She can't know.
I looked at her, tears running down her face.
"Mom let me drive so you can explain." We pulled over and we changed seats.
"Just keep following this road until I tell you." She said wiping her tears.
"Okay... Now what did he tell you?"
"Last night when we were arguing he told me Laya. He told me about what he does to you. About him raping you? More than once? So that's why we are leaving. It's one thing to beat me. But rape. My daughter. Is completely another. If we didn't leave I would have killed him. Then you would have been with out a mother. So last night I got zero sleep. I came up with a plan to leave. Far away from that place. Baby we are going to England. Your grandma Jane is there. We will be staying there until I can afford a beautiful house that I feel safe in. I know this a lot to take in but it's something we both need." She explained taking a cigarette out of the pack. She lit it and opened the window.
"Mom I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I didn't know what he would do to me if I did. I was just scared. He is a bad man. I wouldn't have blamed you if you killed him." We both had tears in our eyes now.
"But that's all over now. We are to be happy after this. I promise. Plus you will absolutely love your grandmother. We have only visited her once since you were born. You were two, and you were so angry at me when we left England. That's when she gave you that bracelet. You loved her then, yo will absolutely love her now. She is a wonderful and understanding woman."
"Just thinking about her makes me happy mom." If my mom is happy, I'll be happy.
My mom is the most beautiful, smart woman I have ever met in my sixteen years of living.
"Just turn left here darling." She told me.
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A/N
Soooo this is leading up to their trip. I'm really sorry if you guys don't like it so far. I'm not sure if anyone is actually gonna read it but I hope y'all like it I ya do. It's hard to keep everything together for a story but I'll keep trying! I already wrote a few chapters ahead and I'm going to start publishing them on here!❤️
