[Eleanor's Pov]
[Summer, 2008]
[1: 45 am, morning]
My eyes opened on the sound of a glass breaking, and I sat up. My heart was pounding, and my breathing was shallow due to the sudden awakening from sleep. I could hear loud shouting coming from outside the room. It took me a while to recognize those voices.
Without hesitation, I quickly got up from my bed and ran outside and saw that my mother was fighting with my father about something, and my 10-year-old mind was unable to understand what was going on. Everything was fine before I went to sleep. My father had been in the room and my mother had come to bed after feeding me. Although they hadn't spoken to each other for over a month, but tonight is different.
“Mommy I'm scared,” I said, placing my tiny hands on her worried face.
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