“To achieve your dreams, sometimes you must first face your nightmares.” — André Chevalier ~~~ Renata Koreman In my dream, I jerk awake, terrified. This is how I feel when I open my eyes every morning. It’s how I spend every day. Everything scares me. Rain thumps loudly, echoing on our metal roof. Today is my birthday. I’m twelve. It doesn’t feel any different than being eleven did. I’m wearing the same clothes I wore yesterday and the day before. I sit up, pull the thin window curtain back and look outside. I frown. Crap. Some of the things I washed are hanging out in the rain. I don’t have anything else to wear. I turn my head, listening carefully. Nothing. Outside in the street, I can hear cars and trucks roaring by and a dog is barking in the distance. These are not scary sounds. These sounds are OK. I hop off my bed and I hurt. My body shakes as I remember the reason why. I rub my back. Bruises. I’m sore from the last beating my father gave me. He caught my wrist and held me in place.
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