got a big juicy dick. He gonâ make you feel good.â
Tasha kicked and screamed as the man and her mother tried to lay her down on the floor. In a panic, she started to scream as loud as she could.
The man put his hand over her mouth to shut her up, unbuttoning her pants with the other hand. Tasha kicked to try and ward him off. She bit hard into his flesh.
He raised his hand back and smacked her hard in the face, and Tasha felt the tingles vibrate in her face. He raised his hand again and hit her hard across the face a second time.
Tasha screamed out in pain, âStop it! Help me! Momma, stop!â She screamed as she felt her mother hold her legs down.
All of the sudden, Tasha heard a thud and saw the man grab the back of his head and crawl off, swearing to himself.
âGet the fuck off of her!â Honey said as she helped Tasha up.
Tasha watched the man holding the back of his head and heard her mother yelling at Honey.
Honey pushed Lisa out of the way, grabbed Tashaâs bag off of the floor, and dragged Tasha out of the house. âAre you okay?â she asked, hugging her.
âI just need to get out of here.â Tasha huffed through her tears. âCan you take me to Amraâs?â
The car was silent on the way there. Honey couldnât believe what she had just witnessed. The only reason why sheâd come back was because Tasha had left her purse in her car. No wonder she never liked to talk about her momma. Honey patted Tashaâs hand to reassure her that everything would be alright. If I hadnât shown up when I did, who knows what they would have done to her. Thatâs fucked-up her own mother would try to rape her.
They arrived at Amraâs house and rang the doorbell a thousand times before Amra answered it.
Amra opened the door and saw Tasha in tears. She knew something serious had happened. âMa!â Amra yelled, knowing that her mother would know what to do.
Ms. Pat came rushing downstairs and saw that Tasha was hysterical, and that the side of her face was red and swollen. âOh, baby, come here,â she cooed softly. She embraced Tasha, and tears formed in her own eyes. âYouâre not going back to that house. You are okay now. Itâs going to be alright.â Ms. Pat hugged Tasha and rocked her back and forth as if she were a baby.
Honey called her own mother and told her what had happened, and let her know that she would be spending the night at Amraâs.
Ms. Pat finally calmed Tasha down and tucked her into Amraâs bed. Amra and Honey slept on the floor and tried to comfort their friend. Ms. Pat brought Tasha some ice for her face and said, âTry and get some sleep, Tasha. You are safe now. Iâm not letting you go back to that damn house.â
Tasha had finally stopped crying. âWhy would she do this to me?â she asked. Her voice was raw and her face flush.
âYour mother has a lot of demons that sheâs dealing with, baby. She canât take care of you right now. There are other people in your life that love you, Tasha. Look at these fools right here.â Ms. Pat pointed to Honey and Amra. âThey love you more than anyone in the world, and you are like a daughter to me.â
All three girls laughed.
âThank you, Ms. Pat,â Tasha whispered.
Patricia turned off the room light and closed the bedroom door.
The girls lay there in awkward silence, not knowing what to say. Tasha was embarrassed, hurt, and confused. Honey and Amra were both shocked. Neither girl knew what to say to make her feel better.
I couldnât imagine going through something like that, Amra thought to herself.
âHow could she do this? Iâm her daughter.â Tasha said through tears of pain.
Honey sat up. âFuck her, Tasha! We love you.â
âWe are your family, and we ainât gonâ let nothing else happen to you.â
Honey couldnât imagine how Tasha was feeling, but she