Trouble

Chapter 16

Well hospital programs literally suck I have no insurance to pay for the medical bill I only have $200 I have nothing my life is slowly crashing around me Maddie has to go to Pittsburgh this for recital that she has in a month so she will be staying with Abby until then me and Laya stay here for now I pay for the medical bill and we go back to the apartment
Laya: mommy mom i'm hungry I haven't eaten in three days
Maddie: <crying> I know baby I'm sorry I don't have any money to feed you right now just know that mommy loves you very much and no matter what happens I will always love you
Laya: but mommy I love you too but I'm hungry what do I eat the refriawata (refrigerator) is empty
Maddie: I know Lyrical and I'm sorry I don't have any money right now
Laya: MOM IM HUNGRY NOW
Maddie: LYRICAL I KNOW YOUR HUNGRY BUT I'M STILL NOT GETTING PAID UNTIL FRIDAY AND ITS WEDNESDAY SO ON FRIDAY YOU CAN EAT WHATEVER YOU WANT OK!
Laya: <starts to cry> WHY DID YOU YELL AT ME 😭😭 I ONLY WANT FOOD😖😖
Maddie: SHUT UP LYRICAL <goes to room>
LAYAS P.O.V.: i don't know why mommy yelled at me for asking for food I'm hungry I guess I will have to go and find it on my own after all I am four years old now. <walks out door>
Laya: excuse me do you have any money for food
Woman: no but where is your mom
Laya: my mommy is in the house we don't have any food and our apartment is dirty
Woman: go back to your mom now< call child protective services>
Laya: goes back in the house
*5 minutes later*
Boom boom boom
Child protective services open up
MADDIE POV: I open the door. what is your name ma'am a tall young man questions me. Madison Zigler I answer him back, and what is your child's name? Lyrical Zigler. Mind if you have a look around ma'am, No problem, I tell him he takes a look around in our tiny apartment he looks and our refrigerator no food he looks in our cabinet no food . Ma'am I'm sorry we can't simply just have a child living here with no food and your house he says
I sure you I take great care of my child I tell him she eats every day I swear I take her out every day
Lyrical: no you don't mommy I haven't eaten in three days you said I couldn't eat until Friday because you don't get paid until Friday
I close my eyes start to cry please don't take her away I'm begging you she's the only thing I have left I love her so much please don't take her away I promise I'll do better I promise please don't take our away please I'm crying really hard now he picks up lyrical and takes her out of the apartment I'm sorry ma'am until you can provide a stable home for lyrical Zigler we have to take her to a foster home you have four weeks to fix your home and you can have her back it's not fixed by then then she will not be able to come back to you no no no please don't take her away please I'm begging him now he shuts the door my face I just crawl up in a ball and cry and cry for hours Laya was the only thing I had left in my life that I love McKenzie was gone back to Pittsburgh now I only had myself I was broken I am broken and I can't be fixed

Authors note: questions and answers question one: do you guys think it was right for Maddie to yell at lyrical
Question two: should have a lyrical just shut up and let Matty do all the talking to the service officer

Comment your answers bye👻👻