"...Why must you be so recalcitrant?" A male voice stated loudly. It was the same kind of voice her mother used when she wanted to yell, and was attempting to hide it. Anna tiptoed closer as she became scared at the foreign voice inside her home.
"First of all keep your voice down, she's asleep. She's too young. She wouldn't understand. What if she starts calling you 'dad'? Are you ready for that kind of commitment?" Anna's mother whisper yelled. Anna felt relieved that her mother was here, not really paying attention to what they were saying. All she knew was that this man was making her mother mad, and no one hurts her momma. She bounded into the room and spotted the man.
Hitting and kicking every single part of him she could reach she screamed "Stop yelling at my mommy. Go away! Stop hurting her." She continued to scream and punch at him as her mom pulled the child from the man.
"I think it's best if you leave." She said cradling Anna assuring her that she was ok. Somewhere behind Anna's back the door to their tiny apartment slammed shut. Turning around in her mother's lap she saw the man was gone. She sighed. She didn't like him. Not one bit.
Hitting and kicking every single part of him she could reach she screamed "Stop yelling at my mommy. Go away! Stop hurting her." She continued to scream and punch at him as her mom pulled the child from the man.
"I think it's best if you leave." She said cradling Anna assuring her that she was ok. Somewhere behind Anna's back the door to their tiny apartment slammed shut. Turning around in her mother's lap she saw the man was gone. She sighed. She didn't like him. Not one bit.
