Going up in a nuclear family was one of my most cherished memory. In a family of six, we had memorable moments with each other such as: time to play, tell stories and challenge each other while pretending to be a superhero that we once idealized. But those golden days were over when relatives started to get involved and my father, being stupid listened to them.

My mommy was an hardworking woman, she's always working and providing the best care that she possibly can for us, there wasn't a day that went by without her finding something for the four of us to eat, while our father was out late or was simply absent for couple of days.

My aunty, Marv was always ready to come at my mother to insult and to cause harm. But my mother Sandra, was always prepared because she knows what they're intentions were.

Being very young and innocent, I couldn't help my mom fight back. I could clearly see what my aunt was doing was very wrong.

I don't know if my father knew what was going on. Mother had no one to rely on but herself.

Sandra face was lost in thoughts as she steers blankly at the wall. Looking at my mom, wondering what was going through her mind, I couldn't help but wonder what she was thinking or even was worried about.

Taking my gaze from her, I think to myself: what Cliff (my father) was doing, can he break free from jail to come help mom? Why, is this happening to mother! Suddenly Marv comes rushing to my mother.

Sandra! Cliff isn't here to defend you now! You have to leave here today, move out you dirty..... Marv cursed.

Sandra stood still without saying a word, Marv rushing over with a big kitchen knife in her hand towards my mother. I stood still, unable to help or say a word. Sandra pulled from her bosom an ice prick, upon seeing that Marv back off cursing. Sandra rushed Marv and Marv took off running to her house crying out for murder.

We lived in a family yard so when everyone heard her cries they ran out to see what's going on. No one dears to come against my mother or even care to asked her what's going on?.

After everything has died down my mom went inside the house with worries on her face she was crying every tears as I looked on I was very sorry and upset that I could not help my mother at the time when everything takes place she was holding my little sister shanny in her arms.

I wish deep down in my heart that I would quickly grow up to help my mother to fight back. I was determined in my heart to defend my mother at all costs I wanted everyone to see that I'm able to defend my mother and that I won't hold back.

Sometime has passed since the incident. I saw my auntie's and my uncle brought you in my little sister mother in her house and my dad went in they locked down for the whole night. When my mom saw that she decided her mind that she's going to move out without my father knowing we pack all the things in a truck, and we head out in the middle of the night. The first night our mom slept with us, there was an any light in the house, so we sleep in complete darkness. As a child, I didn't take things to heart. Me and my brother and our young sister (not the sister from the side chick) went exploring early in the morning.

For the first time we saw hogs, insects and a lot of things that I cannot make mention, but one thing I do know is that I was enjoying our little adventures.

We didn't have much, but we have each other "or so I think". Mother didn't sleep with us the second, she left the six of us to sleep with her boyfriend. We were very young, the oldest was 15 and 13 years old. Second big sister Cherry was more mature than the first, so she took control and play the motherly role.

For many days we had to endure hardship and neglect from our mother. Most times we were very hungry and would have to waited for hours before our mother would come home to prepare dinner for us. Neighbors would notice and feel sorry for us, they would share their meals with us while others would use us to run errands without getting anything in return. It reached a point where our neighbor who lives beside us would haunt us, put dirty magazines through a hole to give while expressing their dirty, twisted thoughts on how they want to treat us.

I'm tired of this! Let's take these and show mom, watch and see what will happen to them, I said to Shanny. Okay!

Later that evening

Looking at the time, it's 7:30 pm, Mom soon reach in. At 8 o'clock mom enter through the gate. I ran to her with the porn page in my hands.

Mom look!

Sandra: What is it? Where did you get this from? She said with a straight face. I couldn't see and disturbance in her face, but, instead... A face that don't reflect concerns.

Sim: I want you to sleep with us, it's not safe for us knowing that perverts lives beside us! Nothing is going to happen, everything is going to be okay, Sandra said. I pleaded with her, and she agreed to sleep with us but later in the night I woke up seeing that our mom was, gone she left us to go and sleep with her boyfriend. For the first time...I experience the word "broken trust" I thought... A mother was supposed to love, cherish and to protect her child/ children, I guess it wasn't meant for us.