Their Journey.

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                                                                                           Khyra

When we got back from Coney Island it was 2:30 which meant Mickey was leaving soon to go to work. We hated leaving our mother with him but she chose to stay so we continued on. When we walked inside the house was quiet which meant our mother was probably in the backyard and Mickey was in their bedroom. On our way home Kyndall asked if Kameron could come over and have movie day with us since Mickey wouldn't return home until 4 in the morning. I went to the backyard to see mom where I knew she would be silently crying. Most time I would hate having this conversation but after seeing how broken our home has become I had to ask my mother some questions. "What happened this time mom?" She looked slightly embarrassed to even say. I knew mom could never vent to any of her friends, her parents, her sisters, or even Khya because she felt as though they all judged her. She sighed deeply and begin with what lead to this fight. "I was looking at pictures of your dad. I miss him so much. I guess Mickey felt as though I was talking to another man or something and snatched my phone out my hand. He kept yelling for me to unlock the phone but when I took too long he broke it and it all went from there." I hated seeing my mother cry but I needed her to hear me out. I know I expressed myself plenty times but this time I needed her to hear me. 

I left her out there and went to my room I shared with Khya because I knew Mickey would be coming outside to apologize and swear he'd never do it again and leave. I didn't want him anywhere near me when I was about to tell mom how I felt. So after 2 or 3 minutes I went back outside. "Listen mom I love you with all my heart so what I'm about to say to you is not to hurt you but to wake you up. You can't keep going through this. You're allowing your children to think that this kind of behavior is okay. Do you know today Khyler cried about you, for you. Mom get help. LEAVE! No man who says he loves you is going to beat you.  Kameron said he was going to kill Mickey next time he seen him." I got up to walk away because I hated getting emotional about this whole situation. I hated seeing the black eyes, I hated seeing the tears. I hated it all. 

I went back inside and was heading to the kitchen for a drink when I heard the doorbell ring and knew it was Kameron. My siblings beat me to the door so I turned back and went to the kitchen and get my snacks. I heard Kameron walk up and I turned to hug my brother. He was getting taller by day, already standing at 6'3. "Hey Kammy. I missed you." We held a short conversation before he went out back to speak to our mother and I went and joined my other siblings to find a movie. Our mother came in with Kameron and we all relaxed and watched a movie when everyone decided to just play board games. For a few hours we all just enjoyed each others company before it was time for our mother to drop Kameron off. Usually we all rode with her but Kameron asked if he could have some time alone and since he never spent time with her we all agreed to stay home. My stomach started growling and I remembered I haven't eaten anything since earlier. I didn't want leftovers from mom cooking so I decided to go to the corner store and grab a large pizza for us. I told Khya where I was going and went to slip on my jacket. Since it was mid August I knew it was going to be chilly out. 

When I stepped off the porch I ran into the boy who stayed across the street, JaMar. Since I've been knowing JaMar he's been trying to talk to me but after witness what my mother went through I never wanted to be in a relationship. "What's up baby, where you headed?" I rolled my eyes in annoyance because I told him to stop calling me baby. "My name is KHYRA not baby. I'm going to grab some food from the store. Bye." I wanted to get to the store as quick as possible to beat the older guys that stood out there until they closed. I hated walking to the store alone in the evening because one of the guys would always try to talk to me. No matter how much I told them I wasn't interested or my age. I heard one of the men say "Aye baby Red, when you gone let me hit." And for the millionth time I ignored him but I guess he had some liquor in his system because soon I felt a tug on my arm. I immediately turned around ready to kick this man in his nuts until I heard JaMar voice speak. "Aye cuz back up off her." I didn't stay around to hear the conversation. I went into the store to order our pizza and went to grab a drink for us. I heard the door chime and figured it was probably JaMar. I heard him try to say something to me when the man told me my pizza was ready. I got to the register and was about to pay until I seen JaMar pull his money out. I thanked him before walking out. I sped home to my siblings when I seen Mickey's sister car. Great!