Guard My Heart by A.J. Summer

Author:A.J. Summer [Summer, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00GXHPKA4
Publisher: AJ Summer
Published: 2013-11-25T00:00:00+00:00

I have no tears for the monster in my closet.

I'm not afraid of the bogeyman under my bed.

The demons in my head fill me with regret.

No switch of light to chase the horrors away,

These memories remain, these memories stay.

What goes bump in the night?

What makes you wrap your blanket tight?

Manmade hell, Manmade pain.

Man made this prison for me to remain.

I wake up to the sound of my door banging against my dresser shoved in front of it. It’s still dark, so it’s either early morning or really late.

“Mia, please open the door?” Mom’s voice is soft and scared.

I curse when my naked feet hit the cold floor, but I move fast and get the dresser out of the way. Once she's inside, I move it back in front of the door. Mom’s nightgown is torn in front. It looks like he grabbed her again and her hair is messy, so it probably happened while she was sleeping. He is such a damn coward! I stare into her big brown eyes. They are the same eyes I see every time I look into a mirror.

“Just kick the fucker out, Mom.” I move to the other side of my bed and shove it against my dresser, effectively barring the door from any unwelcome visitors. He knows she's in here. It won't be long before he comes banging on my door. He can bang all he wants. I'm not letting her out unless he burns this house down. My stepdad is a crazy drunk, so he might even do it. I hate him. Mom has kicked him out so many times we don’t have enough fingers and toes to count. Somehow, she thinks she needs him. Maybe she does, seeing as she doesn't have a job anymore, and he made sure of that. I will never put up with a man's crap like that. I climb back into bed when Mom sits down on the chair by the window to keep watch. I pull the thin comforter over my head and count, waiting for the banging to start.

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