The Unaware Witch

"You're nothing except lazy. NOTHING! You hear me?" I'm woken up by my mother screeching at me because I forgot to do one of her millions of chores that she demands I do daily. "I'm sorry Mom, I was chasing little William around almost all day and had classes last night. I finished everything except sweeping and mopping." I spent all day yesterday completing her list of tasks, chasing my son who is 2, and finalizing my assignments for my online courses. I'm Evelia, although I usually go by Evie. I am 28 years old, I have light brown hair and stand at 5'8". I'm not the most attractive female, but I am pretty when I put some work into making myself presentable. "Stop slacking and get the rest of it done! And while you're at it, be sure to mow the yard today and water the garden." My mother turns on her heel and states venomously as she leaves the room. Will and I share a room in this rundown trailer that houses us, my mother, my aunt and her son. See, we aren't very well off in the first place. I come from a poor family and have experienced multiple roadblocks and challenges on my journey to be my own person. My son is my world, I strive to raise him to be a good and noble man. I thought I was in love once, with a man named Braysen. We were together for a little over a year before I started witnessing his true colors. He was arrogant, mean, and very degrading when it came to me. I left him when I was five months pregnant with our son after he told me he was returning to his ex, who was seven months pregnant at the time. Now here I am, back living with my emotionally abusive mother. Will my life ever get better?