Sophia I took a breath of relief when my eyes fell on my mom. She came at the right time. I pushed him away from my body and this time he didn’t stop me. I picked the shirt from the floor and quickly slid myself into it. My vision was still blurry because of tears, my cheeks hurting badly because of his ruthless slaps. But now she is here and she has seen what he was doing to me so now I don’t have to worry. "Mom.." I whispered and was about to take a step in her direction when her voice froze me to my place. “What are you doing here?” Mom asked in her harsh voice. And with her voice, reality came rushing back to my mind. For a while I forgot that this woman standing in front of me will never trust me over this man. She walked in my direction with clenched jaw and I hoped that

