Just Once

Three years of marriage brought nothing but a thorn to my heart. My child was critically ill and in need of treatment. My husband didn't care and even called me unfaithful. In my desperation, I sold my body and soul in exchange for the recovery of my child. His name was Benjamin. Dominating the underworld and influencing politics, he was like a poppy that impressed, captivated, broke, and disillusioned me. He said that different from the others who approached me only for sex, he wanted every part of me. He also said that I was his only one and that nothing in this world could compare with me. Then he told me that these were all lies. I told him that these were true to me.

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Chapter 31

She hiccuped and buried her face in my shirt. My heart broke with every sob that escaped her lips. I know that I can't make it better. I can't bring back her friends or Anthony. All I can do is hold her, give her some type of comfort. I wonder if this is what Jordyn felt like whenever I cried about my parents or about Alicia. There was nothing she could do, but rub my back and coax me not to cry.

I went through grief when I was Alicia's age. I lost my parents- she lost her father. But I don't want her to go down the same road that I did. I turned off my emotions and shut everyone out, twice. I hurt everyone around me. I don't want that to happen to Alicia. She has so many people who care about her. I can't let her push them away. I can't let her end up like me.

*FLASHBACK*

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