The Daughter Of A Gang Leader

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Tessa Winters

"Haz Haz, come see Aunty Hadley" Hadley called as she opened the front door, I laugh as Hazel jumped up squealing

"Hey, had" I call from my place on the couch

"Sup bish" she called closing my door and sitting next to me as Hazel went back to playing with her toys

"Nothing"

"So, we going to talk about the thing?" She asked staring at Hazel, I watch Hazel as she slowly grows tired

"He can't know. Ever." I sigh rubbing my face and lean back on the couch

"I know, I know. But what's the story?" She asks

"Let me get Hazel to bed" I say getting up "Nap time" I tell Hazel and pick her up heading for her room

"I'm tired" she yawns loudly

"I know baby" I lay her down and tuck her in before heading out the room closing the door behind me. I head back downstairs

I stop and stare as some old memories start to flood into my head. Bad memories

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"No, I won't let you near my baby" I scream as I hold my daughter that was only born minutes ago "Don't come near me" I hiss at my Aunt

"She's the product of a sinful sin" my Aunt told me "She needs to go, or you will never return home" my Aunt growled reaching for my daughter

"I don't care! I'd rather keep my child then be any part of your family!" I was sitting in a corner holding my baby tight

"You are the product of a sinner! God is disappointed in you, young lady. Shame on you for have sex before marriage" my Aunt pointed at me

"God is made up! He doesn't exist, none of it exists" I go on

"You demon" my Aunt back away "Don't feed her for another week" she said to the nurses by the door outside

They slammed the door shut. I looked down at my crying baby and held her right and started to sing a song my grandma always song to me when I was upset

"No one will take you from me. No one will hurt you"

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I snap out of my daze and continue down the stairs. I take a seat next to Hadley and take a deep breath

"We were fourteen and fifteen years old" I began, and Hadley stared at me "He was the schools bad-boy, and I was the so-called good girl to the public eye" I laugh "He saw right through me, through the mask I wore"

"He's always been a bad boy" she laughed with me

"I fell for his charm like every other girl, but unlike them he fell more me too. Eventually we started dating, though only one person knew about it because my parents would have flipped if they found out about us" I shook my head "one night I stayed at my best friend June's house, we snuck out to a party that night"

"OH, bad girl" Hadley poked my side and I smiled "Go on"

"I had a few drinks, like the sinner I was. I started dancing and he came out of nowhere and joined me. Eventually we had gone up to his room and basically did the deed" I shook my head as that night replayed in my head "We were so drunk that we were unsafe"

"And beautiful baby Hazel was created" Hadley clapped her hands "If you look, she has many features of Asher. Like his eyes" I nod at her statement

"I woke up before the sun came up and left with June back to her house. A few weeks later and I kept getting sick every time I woke up or smelled certain foods" I rubbed my face and ran my hand through my hair before continuing "My mom noticed and took me to see a doctor and found out I was pregnant. Right away my mom took me home and called me Aunt"

"Why?"

"She ran a school for the children's sinners, she took them and corrected whatever sin they made. Sick really, the place shut down not long after I left. My parents had paid off the doctor to keep quiet, they did not want him saying anything to the church. Only a week later was I sent away with my Aunt"

"Oh my god" Hadley gasped

"I was beaten and starved, it's really a miracle how Hazel and I survived. Nine months later and Hazel was born, I had not even given her a name or had her longer than an hour before my Aunt tried to take her. I fought hard and in the end my Aunt let me keep her, sadly I was starved for a few days" I felt tears running down my face, Hadley hugged me, and I knew she was crying too because of her sniffling

"How'd you get out?"

"When Hazel was two some police showed up and shut down the place, over one hundred kids were finally set free. Though most of them did not have families to go back to like me. We were put in a foster care system. I was sixteen at the time and I stayed in an all-girls foster home, the lady there cared for me and Hazel until I turned eighteen"

"At least you and Hazel got to stick together and had some help" Hadley pointed out

"Yeah..." I take a deep breath and wipe my tears away "Kat helped me find a job and get my own place for me and Haz. She was a big help in my life. Then I found out my parents pasted away in a car accident earlier this year, I honestly did not feel sad. As bad as that sounds"

"I wouldn't feel sad either. Look what they did to you, and Haz"

"They left the house to my brother, but he's still too young. So, the house went to me"

"You have a brother? Where did he end up?"

"He's living with my uncle in the United Kingdom somewhere. I took the house since it is already paid for and I could not keep up with rent on the apartment I was living in. I honestly didn't want to come back here"

"Then why did you?"

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Edit date ~ April 17, 2021