I'm sorry I haven't written anything in so long. I have finished kindergarten and I'm going into first grade now. I learned to count and I can count to 50 now. I counted in front of my class all the beatings and bruises my Mother has given me, but my teacher brought me to the principals office.
"What did I do wrong?" I asked them.
"Your mother beats you?" Mr. Principal asked me. I nodded
But, what is so wrong with that? doesn't every kid get that? Isn't it normal? I was so confused.
They whispered to each other and looked at me every so often.
"And what does your father do when this happens? Does he also beat you?" Mr. Principal asked, Mrs. Thompson tried to stop him, but he already said it. Ouch, why do you have to make me remember Daddy?
"No, Daddy got hit by a car. Daddy went to Heaven, Mr. Principal." He gasped at how straightforward I was.
"I'm so sorry, Barbara, I didn't know." I looked down at my shoes and thought about Daddy, how he would always comfort me after Mother hit me, how he picked every piece of glass out of my feet that one time. I miss Daddy.
Eventually they took me out of the house, I went back once my Mother promised she wouldn't drink again. By now, Mother didn't need drinks.
"It's YOUR fault he's dead! If you weren't alive, he would still be HERE!!" She kicked me and hit me and I stood there like it didn't hurt. If I ran away, she'd catch me, if I showed any pain, she would hurt me more.
This happened over and over, I never told Mr. Principal what happened again. It would only hurt, it wouldn't help. I also found out his name was Mr. Smith, not Mr. Principal.
Barbara
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FanfictionWhat if Butch was only trying to make weak kids stronger? What if Mr. And Mrs. Carpenter had lost their only child to a car accident? What if Sister Barbara had learned from an abusive mother the "right" way to treat a child? I do not own They Cage...
