Brenna “Oh..” I groaned as I turned sideways. Everything was hurting. It didn’t look like I even slept. So many times I had passed out after getting beaten from my aunt I was sure this time too was the case. Something was totally wrong with me, I came to that conclusion when I turned and a sharp pain as if I was slashed with a knife in the stomach shot through my body. I was sure that I was going to miss school and was afraid of what I’d have to face if I remained here. I sat up, all the while cringing with pain, as I tugged on my school bag. I rummaged through the bag to find a digital wrist watch that Kiara had gifted me for my last birthday. When my hand closed around the dial I pulled it out and looked at the time. 10:50 a.m. I missed the school and I had missed my chores. My aunt