"Who this lil boy got his arms around you", he said looking at the picture Santiago and I took on our trip to DR. I had it on the top of my dresser next to my vanity mirror.

"My boyfriend",I said confused as to why he's in my room.

"Who gave you a boyfriend? I know I didn't. I knew this would happen when you out here living with your mother. She don't know how to take care of you got you out here being fast."

"Excuse you? Maybe if you wasn't locked up or left the house",I started but I stopped because he walked up to me daring me to say it.

"Only man you supposed to have in your life is me",he said breathing hard.

I rolled my eyes and walked past him but he grabbed me by my arm and close to him.

"You remember those times we spent together? How much I showed you that I love you. Can't nobody love you like me babygirl",he said to me then pushed me causing me to fall on my bed. He got close to my bed and I got up in time to push him away from me with one hand while the other hand was clenching onto my towel tight to cover my body.

"Why you acting brand new? You ain't missed me babygirl?",he sneered hovering over me. I screamed loud enough for my mom to hear me and he quickly left my room. I was too grown to be still going through this & I did not feel comfortable being here. I put my wet hair into a ponytail & quickly threw on a pair of sweat pants and a sweat shirt. I put on any Mitch matched socks I could find in my drawer and put my addidas sneakers on. I called Santiago but he wasn't answering his phone so my heart began to pound.

'Tiago please pick up', i said to myself while calling him again. Still no answer.

"Dinner's ready Khia come down and eat",my mom announced from down the stairs. I got butterflies in my stomach. I grabbed my keys from the bathroom counter and lift up my window to sneak out before they noticed I was gone. I looked out the window and put one leg over it and hunched my back to completely get out. I held on to the edge of the window and jumped down landing on my feet. Thanks to trey, i was a professional at this now. I started running and had no destination, I thought about staying at trey's house but decided against it. I just kept running and not looking back. Once I reached at a good distance from my house, i started walking and saw Santiago was calling me back.

"Hey babe whats going on? I got out the shower and see you blowing me up",he asked.

"I need you to come get me. I don't know where I am I just sneaked out and ran and I don't have anywhere to go and I'm not going back home."

"Hold on bae slow down. Why you out of breath? Where you at?",he asked.

"I don't know",i said looking around me. I was just surrounded by trees. I sniffled while tears started running down my face.

"Baby don't cry. I'm coming just describe to me where your at. Matter fact, put your location on. I'll get a friend of mine to track it",he said. I did as he said and started to run towards a gas station.

Santiago hung up and I waited at the gas station for him to show up. 15 minutes passed by and I was still at the gas station waiting. A bunch of drunk guys were in the corner drinkin but I didn't pay them no mind. Just then, Santiago pulled up and got out the car. I ran up to hug him.

"What's goin on bae?",he said.

"Can we get outta here?",I said scared of the scenery.

"Yo! Babygirl we was looking all over for you",someone hollered. I saw my father getting out his car and approaching us. I hurry up and got in Santiago's car.

Santiago got in the car and stepped his foot on the gas. He was driving and didn't even know where to go.

"Where are we goin?",I asked him.

"Far away if you see me taking this highway this time a night",he said getting on the freeway. He constantly checked his rear view mirror to see if my dad was following us. He was for a good minute but Santiago was able to shake him off once he got on the freeway. He entered into a exit and parked at a gas station.

He turned off his engine and said, "you wanna tell me what's going on?"

"That was my dad",I told him. He turned on the light so we could see each other.

"The one from jail",he said.

"Yeah. He's out."

"Okay good. So what's the problem?"

"He came onto me."

"Wait. What you mean? That's your father",he said trying to process.

"Yea he came in my room and came onto me."

"Came onto you how? I still don't understand."

"He was trying to molest me again in my room."

"Molest?",his eyes widened.

"Yeah he molested me when I was 5..I never told anybody."

"You was molested by your father."

"Yes. And he tried to come onto me in my room. I didn't feel safe so I sneaked out of my house and I can't go back there. I'm not sleeping there tonight. I can't",I said wiping tears from my eyes. Santiago looked into my eyes in disbelief.

"Why you never told me?"

"Because it's not something you just tell someone tiago",I said getting a tissue from the glove department of his car to blow my nose.

"I'm not just someone baby. I'm your boyfriend",he said.

"I know. Sorry I didn't tell you sooner. I didn't know he would be out."

"Don't apologize babe. Did he touch you?"

"The most he did was push me on my bed and tried to get on top of me but I fought back and then yelled so my mom could hear me and he left."

"Your mom knows this."

"No I never told her either."

"Damn. I'm sorry babe. I'll handle it first thing in the morning",he said reaching for his gun but I took the gun from him before he could get it.

"That's not how we gonna handle it. I'll go to the police and file a restraining order."

"The way you describe this guy, don't look like a restraining order gonna keep him away babe that's not gonna protect you."

"Killing him won't either. That's my father."

"I don't want him touching you."

"I don't either but I can't go back home."

"That's not a problem, you can stay with me babe you know that."

"I know but I gotta eventually go home."

"I know. You'll go when your ready and I'll be there with you."

"Okay."

"You gotta tell your mom",he said.

"I can't"

"You have to. I know what type of mother she is just by talking to her. She won't let nobody harm her child. She'll make sure of it."

That was true but I was still afraid of the thought of even telling her. She could either think I'm lying or explode on my father and get him locked up again and I didn't want to be the reason why he gets locked up again.