Chapter 3

Present

I held Alina tightly in my arms once I left the hospital. I cuddled her tightly, grabbing extra blanket to wrap my daughter in. She slept comfortable, while I shivered, as the wind blew on my bare arms.

We made our way to our cheap, one bedroom apartment. It wasn't the ideal place I would like to be living in but I had no other option, it was abandoned and it seemed to have had a few supplies of food that I could live on. I didn't have to pay to stay.

The good thing about the neighbourhood is the homeless shelters who seemed to feed me and put clothe in my back. I wasn't use to living like this but i had to in order to survive.

But as I took the last corner to my apartment my heart stared thudding. I saw 6 hooded men standing to the entrance of the building.

I was use to there presence but having Alina had made me become fearful.My gut had a strong, wrenching feeling. I knew this wasn't going to be good, few times I had seen them manhandle women.