China’s P.O.V
Blocked.
That's how my mind has felt. No thought came to me. I wasn't able to process anything that took place. My emotions at a momentary standstill.
Numb.
Those two words sent me in a downward spiral. If I were to crash, I wouldn't register the pain. My sense of being stripped from me. Everything that seemed to matter to me before, only made me resent myself. I hated myself for only thinking of me.
Rage.
No more to be the victim. No more being abused, mistreated, downcast, or rejected.
Power.
Surging, no coursing through my veins, building within me. Overflowing, bursting from within. Itching to be free.
"Baby girl, calm down," Mom reasoned. “Everything is going to be just fine.”
"Calm?" My voice reverberating from deep within was warped and demonic. I r
