The Rogue Supremacy

She took my hand and walked me out the front door, then slid my back pack over my shoulder. “I hope I didn’t forget anything. Ugh I wish I had more time, but the sooner you get away the better.” She spoke softly and I just stood there so helplessly, not able to meet her eyes. “God, I’m such a bad mother, I can’t even drive you somewhere to drop you off,” she chuckled humorlessly. At this point, tears were once again flowing out of my eye. “Please honey, stop crying. You’re going to make me cry too.” Her voice seemed just as broken as I felt.
“When you find someone you know you can trust, maybe they will help you. You can always get a job as a waitress or something like that. Just please…whatever you do, don’t take the same steps that I did for money.” She lifted my chin so we could make eye contact. “I can’t tell you how much I love you and I know you’re strong. You can do this.” Tears were silently falling down both of our faces now. “This isn’t goodbye, you know. I refuse to let you go forever. You’re my baby and you’ll always be my baby, but I know you’re strong. I wouldn’t be sending you away if I didn’t think you could do this. Now it’s time for you to go. I’ll see you later, okay?”