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I take a step forward to walk around Clint’s large fra me back that step and then some “Where’s this week’s rent money?”

I gritinto my back pocket for my wallet Mom doesn’t know I pay seventy-five dollars a week to live in this shithole I could take the three-hundred a month and find myself an efficiency in one of the apartment complexes a few blocks over, but that would leave her alone with this one too ets lazy and doesn’t care where he hits her The last time they kicked me out, it took four days before Moes so there wasn’t much I could do

I pull the tips I’ve been saving the past three days out and hand the cash over Clint smirks and turns his back to me without so much as a thank you I wait until he’s planted himself into his chair, so worn that itAfter a solid minute, I shut myself in my room

I turn the handle lock, my deadbolt, and then slide the chain into its holder on the door One day I’et out of this shithole town and take Mom with me

Glass shatters in the kitchen, jolting , wondering if I’d drea else breaks and Mom screaers brush across the locks, opening each one in less than a second

Adrenaline puh my veins when I see Clint bent over my mother in the kitchen I fist the back of his shirt as he draws back to hit Monore the pain radiating fro roo it on its side

I turn to face hiht I’ve waited years to kick Clint’s ass He’s the scuum stuck on the bottoure out why uy

Mom rushes past me to be at his side She places her hands on hi hiainst Mom’s chest and shoves her aside “Get off me, woman”

“I swear to god, Clint, if you touchkill you” I ball my fists, ready for an attack All I need is for him to purposely strike first Then, when he calls the cops, I can clai was self-defense He hurt Moet locked up for doh time to convince Mo the life out of us

Clint stares me down “What did you say, boy?”

Moh!”

“Get out of the way, Mom”

“No” She looks ather like this Broken and beaten down My mother is a shell of the woman she used to be because of this man “You have school Go before you’re late”

“Molare at her in disbelief She can’t be serious I can’t leave her alone with this ain? What would happen if I’m not here to stop him? “You can’t be serious”