HIM

Chapter 32

There was a knock on our door a few hours later, and we opened it to see a young blonde lady with many tattoos dressed in a very inappropriate outfit.

"Hey have you seen a black little girl sitting outside of your house?"

"Yes, who are you?"

"I'm her mother. so you know where she is?" she rudely asked.

"Yes she's inside but you are not coming in"

"why's that? thats my daughter"

"daughter? how can you call that little girl your daughter after you've been leaving her alone while your'e going out and having fun in a foreign country? not to mention that you beat her up"

"excuse me? what I do to my daughter is none of your business"

"its now my business. that girl is 7 years old and it looks like she hasn't been eating for like a week. do you even feed her? what was the last time you gave her a shower? you are not capable of being a mother you stink of cigarets and alcohol"

"let me in" she said. "I will call the police"

"oh the police is on their way, and when they get here they will arrest you for abusing a child"

"how can you prove it?"

"I'll show them the bruises and cuts on her body. and she told me that you've been getting drunk and then letting all your anger out on her"

"fuck you let me in"

"I said no" I replied. "look at you, your'e so drunk you can barely even look me in the eyes"

"I am not drunk"

"you are. how can you take care of a child when you cant take care of your self in the first place?You are supposed to be an adult but you act like a kid and you bring your kid down with your childish behaviour."

"you know nothing about me"

"I don't need to know. I am looking at you right now and you are not fit to be a mother. you can not only harm your kid but you can also harm your self with the decisions that you make. you are supposed to be a mother. a role model not a fucked up alcoholic"

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after 20 minutes the police came and arrested her. "ci terremo in contatto" (we will be in touch) the officer said to Giovanni. "nel frattempo tieni il bambino fino a nuovo avviso" (in the meantime you keep the child until further notice)

"Tutto a posto. grazie ufficiale" (Alright. thank you officer)

"is my mum arrested?" Chiara asked wiping her eyes.

"yes honey she is. you are safe now" I said crouching down to her level.

"I love my mum but I don't want her to hurt me anymore"

"she wont, you are with us now" Giovanni added.

"Chiara do you want to go take a shower?" I asked.

"yes"

"alright lets go"

I took her to the bathroom and turned on the water, and began taking her clothes off. I was shocked to see her little skinny bruised body. I mean how can a parent be so selfish and horrible towards a child? I will never understand it.

"whats going to happen to me? now that my mum is arrested"

"well, I don't know. I really don't its a difficult situation but I promise you everything will be fine. in the meantime you have my husband and I"