December 5th
Tierra POV
"I said get off of me" I said as I stabbed my foster dad Lakeith.
"You bitch" he yelled looking at the knife in his shoulder.
I kicked him in the nuts making him drop to his knees and I quickly pulled my pants up and hurried out his bedroom.
I rushed to the room me, Mika and another girl named Lonnie, his biological daughter, share.
"Mika hurry up let's go" I said shaking her awake trying to move fast.
"What's going on" she said sitting up rubbing her eyes.
I grabbed our two duffel bags from under the bed and Mika's book bag.
"G come on put this on" I said and tossed her; her book bag.
I grabbed mine and took her hand practically dragging her out the room.
"Where the fuck you think you going" Lakeith said with the knife still in his shoulder.
"Tierra I'm scared" Mika said holding my hand tightly.
"Lakeith just let us go" I said.
"Nah bitch now yo lil sister gotta pay for this shit" he said with a belt in his hand.
He walked towards us and I took the pocket knife out of my pocket and swung it twice putting an X across his chest ripping his white tee.
I kicked him as hard as I could and he fell against the wall.
"Come on" I said to Mika still holding her hand.
As we ran downstairs I could hear his wife screaming.
We left out the house and I didn't stop running until Mika started to feel like dead weight as I held her hand.
I stopped realizing we were almost downtown. I had nearly ran the whole east side of Chicago.
I looked at Mika and she had tears pooling from her eyes while I stood and caught my breath.
"Stop crying okay we're safe now I promise" I said.
She wrapped her arms around me tightly and I hugged her back.
"I got you we're safe now" I said.
I gave her a moment before pulling her off me to wipe her face with my hoodie that I wore under my coat.
"Where are we gonna go" she asked.
I took out my phone that I bought myself and I called up my cousin Trinity.
"Hello" she said her voice raspy letting me know she was just asleep.
"Hey you still got that spot open for us" I asked.
"Yea you here" she asked.
"No but I will be in like 10 minutes, I'll call you when I'm there" I said.
"Okay make sure you come around back I don't want to wake up my mom" she said.
"Okay" I said and hung up.
"Let's go" I said to Mika taking her hand.
"Where are we going" she asked tiredly.
"To our cousins just til I can get us a solid place to stay" I said.
"How far is that" she asked.
I stopped and looked at my little 8 year old sister.
"Mika don't start complaining okay I'm doing this for us or do you want to go back because I'll let you go" I said.
