Joey
"Mom calm down ok? Did they arrest him?" I am listening as my aunt tries to get my mom to breathe and talk normally. Willow sits next to me holding my other hand. Her face watching me calmly as I stare into her eyes wishing this nightmare would end once and for all.
"No Mom! Let them haul him to jail. He needs to be forced to get help or for this violence to be documented so he can't hurt you." I listen to her broken voice. She's crying softly now which breaks me even more to hear.
"Mom I know he's our father. But right now he's not. He's nothing but a broken shell of a man who needs help. And he's not going to get it until he hits rock bottom. Maybe not even then. You need to be prepared for this cycle that may never change." She finally starts making sense again. He hit her right
