Serenity by India R. Adams

Author:India R. Adams [Adams, India R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: India's Productions
Published: 2016-07-26T05:00:00+00:00

The dark waters and painful waves

The crushing blows of another day

Shadows in the cold, waiting for me

Scary manifestations, only I can see…

I understand why people take drugs—self-medicate. The desensitized relief is so much better than the burning sensation when life is all wrong. Because my mom’s personal numbing agent has caused me such anguish, I refuse to turn to drugs. I know firsthand how painful it is to watch the pitiful downward spiral and feel helpless about it. I won’t be selfish and put my loved ones through such turmoil. So, my body—my mind—has found another way.

I simply shut down.

Confused, Dereck peers down when I pull away. “Good night, Dereck.” I tell the policeman, “Thank you, Officer Hawkins.” Dereck’s arm numbly falls to his side as he watches me walk across my front walkway to my house.

Almost to my front door, Josh steps in front of me with a puzzled expression. “Serenity?”

I smile. “Hi, Josh. My mom needs me. I have to go home now.”

His hands gently rest on my shoulders. “I’m afraid I can’t allow that, baby.”

My head tilts. “Why so sad, Joshy Poo?”

He swallows. Hard. “Because… my girl is shutting down.”

“I have to go put my mom to bed now.”

His arms tighten. “Stay with me a while, okay?”

My head rests on his strong chest. “Okay, but just for a little while.”

He rocks me. “I’m here.”

I don’t know why, but Jolene is crying. “How long has she been going through this… to get this way?”

“Since she was eight.” All heads turn to Sky.

There it is—the truth. When I was eight, I was taken away by Child Protective Services because of my mom’s drinking. It was an awful experience. My mother had been warned that she would lose me if she continued to consume. As a child, I hoped she would choose me over the vodka, but my father had become intolerable, so she continued to drink, and I lost.

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