The Girl With The Broken Smile

chapter one-

Hi. I'm Celine Ferrara. I live in a small apartment in NYC .

Today is an average day, crisp and clean. The air is quite dry, but it could be my trashy room.

The clock strikes 12:00

"Oh no! mom will be home in 25 minutes and the house isn't clean"

I rush as fast as I can to clean, I know it won't be sufficient enough.

"I'm home! have you done your chores?!" my mom said in a strict voice.

"yes mom" i said while swallowing so tight I almost choked.

"YOU USELESS CHILD!"

my mom began to punch me repetitively in the face.

"you didn't do it good enough if you call this clean, NO DINNER tonight Celine. get out of my sight before I choke you again."

I ran to my room and sat on my bed.

my door has no lock because my mother ripped it out.

"Celine!"

"coming mother!"

"give me your phone"

"why?"

"I'm taking it away and your never getting it back."

"but mom! no!"

"young lady I am your mother and you obey my rules, before I give you a good whack in the face I suggest you hand it over."

"no."

my mother threw the pot of hot water that was boiling at the stove on me, and grabbed my phone from my butt pocket.

"now go to your room child"