Through My Eyes
I woke up to mommy crying again. I quickly and quietly got out of bed and went to see what was wrong. Mommy was up against the wall with daddy holding her face. Tears ran down her cheeks and I could see the strain in daddy's arm. I know not to say anything and to just go back to bed. I turned to walk back to my room but the stupid squeaky floor board gave me away. I ran back to my room before Daddy came for me too. I ran to my safe place. Mommy and I found a small room in my closet and when daddy is mad he can't find me. I put my knees to my chest and listened to mommy cry. I didn't cry, Daddy says crying shows weakness. Daddy finally stomped down the stairs and out the door. I slowly crawled out of my room and out into the hall way. Mommy was on the floor with blood dipping down her head. I tapped her shoulder and tried to shake her with out it hurting her but she didn't wake up. I did what i learned in pre-school and called 911. I told them she fell and hit her head. Daddy said never to tell. A red truck with flashing lights came and took mommy away. A man came with them and took me out to the truck and sat me down next to mommy. They put a needle in her arm and a thing on her face. A man came over and asked me all these questions. He said I'm a brave little kid and I did the right thing, I hope Daddy thinks so too. They asked me what happened and why me and mommy were covered in bruises, I said we fell down a lot. They asked about Daddy. I didn't say anything just like he told me too. I got to sleep with mommy at night and they gave me food and coloring books. Mommy woke up in the morning and a lady came to talk to us. Mommy was going to tell on Daddy, she told me she was. I begged her not to but she wouldn't listen. I knew Daddy won't be happy at all. The lady who talked to us was nice, she said we could stay at this place. We had nothing with us and Mommy didn't want to go back to get anything. We had to leave my bear with Daddy. Mommy said she would get me another one but he was my best friend and I wanted him. We left anyway. When we got there we saw all these people. They showed us a room up stairs, they even let me have a nightlight too. I'm afraid of the dark. Daddy always came to hurt me in the dark. Mommy says I don't have to worry about Daddy anymore and that he couldn't get us here. The people were nice and the other kid's got to play with me but I still missed my best friend. The lady who talked to us at the hospital came to talk to me one day and gave me a new doll. She says she knows that I miss my bear and she understands. Mommy seems happy here and if she is happy I guess I can be too. The people here kept us safe from daddy and I liked it here. We bought an apartment after a while and left to live on our own. Just me, mommy, and my doll. Mommy says it the way it should be. I don't have to be afraid anymore.