The Struggle To a New Beginning

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"Hi Miss Della. I thought Terry was gonna get her. " Kalila said as she was getting Nova's bag from her. She had to rush from work to pick up Nova from daycare. "It's oka- Kalila what happened to your face?" Kalila had covered that bruise on her cheek with makeup but Miss Della notices everything. "I bumped into something at work."she said while picking up Nova. "Kalila, you can't expose Nova to stuff like that. It's unhealthy for both you and her to living like this... especially her. I don't wanna have to call CPS." Kalila stopped in her tracks and turned around to look at her. "Miss Della are you serious? You practically raised me and you're gonna do that?" "Kalila, you're putting yourself in this situation that's not good for y'all. You are at risk in losing your child." "I have to go." She gave Miss Della her money for keeping Nova and left. When Kalila got in the apartment, she saw Terry on the couch asleep. She put Nova in her high chair and went over to him. She nudged him as he woke up. "Yo what the fuck is your problem?" "Terry you were supposed to go get Nova!" "K, you got her so chill. I'll pick her up tomorrow." "That's what you said yesterday." As she turned to walk away, she felt him grab her hair and throw her down. He knelt down to her level and slapped her. "Like I said I'll pick her up tomorrow. I'll be back later. Go get cleaned up." Terry got up and grabbed his keys and left. Kalila got up wiping her tears. She looked down at her shirt and saw the blood that was coming from her mouth. She grabbed a wipe from Nova's bag and cleaned her mouth. After she washed her hands, she started fixing dinner for her and Nova. She knew she had to do something before she lose the most important person in life.

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