"The strength of a kingdom comes from its King, The strength of a King comes from his Queen" - Cody Edward Lee Miller
THIS IS AN URBAN STORY !!!
My Works #3 🧚🏾♀️
I held my 5 - month year old daughter tightly as I ran into the bathroom.
"Armani get back here," he yelled.
I closed and locked the door. I grabbed one of the clean towels and put in the tub then, I put Aria on it.
Even with all of the yelling and banging she's still asleep. I grabbed the small dressers and put it in front of the door.
I started grabbing random things to put in front of the door too.
"Armani, baby open up the door!"
Keith banged on the bedroom door. I had locked that door and dragged my dresser in front of it.
Keith wasn't like this when we first met. But, as the relationship got serious and I got pregnant he started getting abusive.
I'm honestly surprised Armani survived in my stomach.
No one knows about him abusing me because I had left after graduation to be with him.
Which I regret doing, I'm doing this all by myself. Working at Walmart, doing hair on the side, and going to school has been a struggle but it's going to be worth it soon.
I opened the middle size window in the bathroom. Luckily this is a one story house.
I grabbed the keys to my car, the diaper bag and my baby. I jumped as the banging on the door got louder.
I threw the diaper bag out first, then I wrapped my baby in the small blanket I grabbed and jumped out.
Landing on my feet I made sure I closed the window back, I grabbed the bag and ran towards my car.
I had secretly bought me a car when Keith wasn't here so he doesn't know I have it.
Keith is a drug addict and alcoholic. He was so good at hiding the fact that he pop pills and snorted cocaine. It got worse after I found out I was pregnant.
He started doing the drugs more and drinking. After I moved in with him was when the abuse started.
Slaps turned into punch, kicks, and cigarette burns.
But, that is going to end now.
I ran to my car, quickly strapped Aria up and then hopped in the car. I made sure I locked the doors before I made sure Aria was situated.
"Armani, what are you doing," I jumped at the sound of his voice and put the car in gear.
I watched as he jumped out of the window and ran towards the car.
I stepped on the breaks and sped out of the driveway and out of his life.
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Armani drove to her best friend's house and asked her to forgive her for ghosting.
She told Ivy and Judah about everything that happened with Keith.
Two days later, Keith was found dead with an empty bottle of pills and a suicide note.
