Hurt

Chapter 15

Cassandra P.O.V

The car ride home with Soraya was silent. Well outside of the sniffles and whimpers she was making but, who could blame her ? She had walked in to her mom dead. I pulled up to my place.

"This is it." I said breaking the silence and looking at her

"What's he like?" She said looking at me with eyes of curiosity but yet sadness.

"What's who like?"

I was confused. I wasn't quite sure who she was talking about. I mean she couldn't be talking about Jamerius considering she didn't even know he was staying here.

" Our dad... I've always wondered what he was like. Clearly he takes care of you" She said looking around

She continued " I never dreamed that I would be meeting him under this circumstance but, I guess now is the time where I really need a parent."

I looked at her with so much sadness and empathy. She had no idea who this man was. She had such high hopes for him. Little did she know he was everything opposite of what she dreamed of.

I cleared my throat "Well, he's not at all what you dreamed of."

"I know I have high hopes. But I'll settle for anything right now. He's the only parent I have left. And here you are with a mom and a dad that loves you and takes care of you ! You're living some perfect life and you clearly seem like you're quite the spoiled brat. What he didn't buy you a pair of diamond earrings you wanted so now you're throwing some bitch fit!? And lemme guess he's the worst dad ever ? Yeah bullshit !" She said semi shouting

I looked at her as if she had three heads and 500 eyeballs. She had no idea of what I have had endure with that man she so proudly calls "dad". She knew nothing about me nor how I was living. She could only judge by the items or "luxury" things I had. Without even hesitating what came out of my mouth next was vicious.

"Trying to RAPE me is what I got from him. Watching MY mother shoot herself in the head while I was only seven years old was what I got. this car ? This condo ? I GOT THIS. So what the hell are you talking about. You don't know me! You don't know shit I've been through. You're judging me by what you see not who I am. So don't come at me sideways. I picked your ass up and I barely know you! I'm inviting you into MY home and this is how you treat me ? Yeah okay."

With that I opened my car door, got out and slammed it behind. Soon after I heard quick steps following behind me.

"Hey ! Hey! Wait up please."

"What!" I snapped back turning around

"I'm sorry.. I-I didn't know that was the life you were living. I thought you had it eas-"

"Exactly ! You didn't know. You judged me off of a car and how a dress ! That's my point."

"I know.. I know.. I'm just. I know my mom wasn't a great mom. But, but she's the only mom or the only person that I have ever had you know? And it hurts.. I have no one anymore.." She said sniffing and wiping a few tears from her eyes.

"What about your grandma?"

"My grandma passed a few years back.. I told them that because I thought that even if they couldn't get a hold of her but knew I had a family member they would consider not putting me in foster care. I guess I had to have someone and so I told them about you and gave them your number." She shrugged

I looked at her. She looked so worn out and tired.

"Come inside.. get showered I'll have some clothes waiting for you and you can have one of the bedrooms that's not occupied. Jamerius is staying in other"