Small Town Girl Story

Just like every other day after my job as a waiter, I proceeded to the locker room and changed back into my casual clothes. Being a waiter isn't anyone's dream job, it isn't what I love to do but I have no choice because I need to provide for my daughter and me

After changing back into the clothes I wore to work this morning, I grabbed my handbag and make my way out of the restaurant building. I work in a restaurant but yeah, I work as a waiter.

Coming out of the restaurant building, I turned to my right and began to work down the road to my daughter's preschool which was a few minutes' walk away from where I work.

My lips curved into a small smile when I remember my daughter. Her name is Mia, she looks so much like me. She's smart and she's my life. She's my source of motivation and I promise myself to always do my best to give her a good life, a life far better than mine.  

Moments later, I arrived at Mia's preschool. I was talking with her Teacher when I heard that very familiar voice.

"Mama," Mia said excitedly before running up to me.

I smiled, crouched down to my knees, and spread out my hands, ready to hug her.

"My love, I missed you," I said as I embraced her into a hug and kissed her forehead.

"Miss you too mama." She grinned at me.

lap. "Were you good to Aunty Maya today?" I asked my little girl, referring to the teacher who was standing in front of us.

nodded her head and I kissed her cheek

talked some more with Mia's teacher, picked up Mia's backpack and lunch back then my

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who was always giving me so much works to do. He couldn't care less about personal hygiene and I'm honestly fed up with him. He never helps with cleaning the house, running errands, or doing dishes and laundry. Instead, I have to remind him all the

run errands. He doesn't pay Mia's school fees, I buy groceries most of the time, I pay the house rent. He only gave me the part payment of our house rent a few times.

not know what to do, maybe we should get separated but I don't want my daughter to grow up without a father but as things are going now, I think getting separated is better because I can't let my daughter see the mess her father makes every day. God this is not how I want my life to be, my life is even better before I met him when am

out of my thought and wipe away my tears I did not even know that is

enter my eyes that

her to the living room to watch kids TV and clean the entire house then make food us. How I wish to go back to my life before I came to California, I am not rich but

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child of my parent and I have 2 younger brothers, we are not rich but my parent still affords to put food on our table and send us to school until when I finish

to talk to me after dinner, after dinner I went to meet him and I saw my mother also with him, I had a feeling that this is not going to end well because I can see that my father face change when he saw entering the living

it is always your dream or goals to finish your school without any delay and find a good job, and get married to the

it is like everything around me just stops because I always say

will go out and find any job and

is little money? How many months did you think you can work that will complete the whole fees? We don’t want you to start college now and drop out halfway

said thanks to them and went to my room, hug my pillow, and cry till I fell asleep