Love Me Still

by day. What’s easy toda

eep when you’ve been tired

o school wondering whe

ter of

You should be in a club.

t home? Dirty food

of swallow

aid. Everyone cheered from the back. My periphera

ut this has to stop because I'm tired of defending myself from

hat do you eat? I’m sure not fro

der, the girl in the middle, threw a tray aiming i

nned from what she did but managed to pull herself togethe

my attention more than her who seem

lp me at once. I see hesitance in their eyes but I guess ignoring me in pain i

daughter? It's just her work! And it fed us for

houldn't have believed that

stand up but I couldn't so I crouched th

g while I am still here on the floor. I gath

oes, a ruined bag with wet notebooks inside not for

everyone who hurt me, especially those

not buy it all."

l filled with uneducated pe

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want to go to

Fear of how she would react and hesitation if this is

opped putting her red lipstick on an

er eyes in my white uniform that’s now brown becau

r is a lady of the evening. It’s not like we chose to live like this but if God

r isn't

g to feel her warmth. Not only because my stains could ruin her dress but for a reaso

tonight. After that, I will try to find another job… or maybe

making it tear up. She swiped it away using her fingers and I

r yourself right? Wish me luck!” she said while

shed to the door. “Love you, Mom!” I said even i

irth to a coward. I’ve met her friend’s child to

isn’t harsh or brutal. I looked ar

me with a clean house. She gets to relax while no

wet, which made the ink I used to write on it cluttered o

If i were to choose, I would just help Mom work so that she could go home earlier and

ool, I still go. Just like

t to bed. Not that there’s something to ste

and noticed the

ritten note states above t

y mother. I let myself sleep sou

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y." I got up even half asleep as I heard

asked because she's pack

. She's catching her breath as if

OU'RE THIS SLOW!" She said an

firmly as if trying

lips, eyeliners are beyond the line, dress seems shorter than I

y?" I innoc

e as soon as possible. Okay? J

hat should I bring?" My question brought relief to

uable to you is

ut only a few of my clothes in it. I wore the black

ut for a while. She looked at the thi

for her… she almost packe

bbed a jacket and made me wear it. I obliged. Sh

Momma?" I asked. And

les my Belle, on