My Parents Came To Challenge My Bullies
“Take her somewhere far away. Make sure she can’t find her way back.”
The next day, my so-called mother took me into town for the first time ever. There, she pulled a fifty-cent coin from her pocket and pressed it into my hand.
“Go buy yourself some candy. Buy whatever you want. I’ll be waiting right here.”
I stubbornly shook my head and called her “Mom.”
Her expression changed instantly. She yanked my hand away, shoved me to the ground, and left without looking back.
I wandered the streets for three days.
When hunger became unbearable, I started digging through trash cans. However, the stray cats were faster and more agile than I was. Whenever I found something to eat, one would dart in and