Breaking Thru the Bars by Marisa Readus

Author:Marisa Readus
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brown Girls Publishing

Chapter 23

Freedom was right around the corner. And I almost let it slip from my grasp – all because of a woman with an attitude.

Amanda Davis was one of those women in the MINT program who was always complaining about something. She was one of those women who talked about everyone and everything. She also thought she was some kind of super mom – even though this was her first child and she was still pregnant.

One day, Amanda decided that she would tell me what I was doing wrong with my son. Since she first arrived at the MINT program, she had a negative view of people and always had something to say about somebody’s parenting skills. It was funny considering she had never given birth to a child at the time, nor did she know what being a parent was about; she could only go on what she thought she knew.

Before she had her baby, she would often criticize me about how much my baby cried. There were times when I tried to explain to her that when a baby cried, that was their way of communicating with us. The baby could be bored, hungry, sick or just frustrated, but that was the only way for the baby to communicate.. Romel apparently had a lot to say because he did cry all the time. He was one of the loudest babies in the program.

I had finally gotten Romel to sleep one morning and was in the dining area of the building, warming up his bottle for when he woke up. Amanda was watching TV, but other than that, the room was pretty quiet. I left out for a minute and when I was heading back into the room, something told me to stand outside of the door when I heard voices.

“That wench knows she should’ve stayed in here while this bottle was warming up. She’s gonna burn that poor baby. And to think, she has other kids.”

I didn’t know who Amanda was talking to, but I definitely recognized her voice.

Fed up, I entered, ignoring the woman who must’ve come into the room after I left.

“Amanda, I am about sick of your big ass mouth,” I snapped. “Every time I walk out of the room, you have something to say. Well, here is your chance to say it to my face.”

As I figured, she just stood there looking stupid because she could talk the talk while someone’s back was turned, but could not face the music when the person was right in front of her face.

I walked closer to her. “Say it now,” I growled.

She began to stutter as she saw the anger in my eyes. Looking back, I know I overreacted, but I was on edge because my release date was approaching. That should have been a good thing, but I was stressed because as the time became closer, I was facing serious issues. I had nowhere to go once I was released, I had no money, no support, and I felt like I was about to explode.

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