Under His Watch

Chapter 1: Why Me

Amaiya
I was on my way to the front door of my house when my boyfriend James came out of our room. "where the hell are you going did I say you can leave!" " James I'm going to work ." "I didn't tell you, you could leave!" "James I'm going to be late." James ran across the room at me and pushes to the floor. As I fell he started to kick me in my ribs. I cry in pain. You think by now that I would be use to it. I've been dealing with this since I was eighteen. Now I'm twenty-one. Every time this happens the police are called. But I am forced to lie to the police because if I tell he will kill me. James kicked me in the ribs until I passed out because of the pain."Open up it's the police!" I heard heard the yelling and woke up. I can't move so James pulls me out of the way. He opens the door. The police push right past him and they take me to the Ambulance. I'm sent to the ER. The police put James in handcuffs. When I wake up after my surgery. I looked around and see my mother Jada." Mom where is James?" I was scared. "he's in jail, Honey you're safe now but just in case I have a bodyguard for you." "What's his name?"  "His name is Greg." "Mom I'll never be safe." knock knock. The doctor walks in. "I have bad news to tell you Amaiya. "yes what is it?" "you were pregnant but you lost the baby due to the broken ribs, the beating and the lost of blood I am so sorry Ma'am." He turns around and walks out. Leaving mother and I just looking at each other crying. Knock knock knock momma leaves my side to get the door. Greg walks in, he gives my mother a hug. Soon after he walks up to me and gives me a hug. It felt nice to have someone outside momma to hug me. Even though I didn't know him, it still felt good.

Two days later I'm being released. " Amaiya please just come to my house I promise you will be safe." "Mom it's not that it's just all of my things are at my house." I sigh. " okay I'll have Greg go get them, you can go with him when he gives you the all clear then you can leave the car do you understand.""yes I understand." Twenty minutes later I'm sitting in Greg's red and blue Ford F-150. I saw him in my room, he looks out the window and gives me a head nod. I get out of the truck, I walk up to my old house and I felt the tears coming on. I walk in and run to my room to get my things. We move all of my clothes, shoes, and bathroom things, we leave the house. I saw a blue mustang following us, I look at Greg he sees it too. so we drive to right past my mom's house. We turn left and head to the Walmart. The car does to, when we get out.....