Chapter 15: Just Once

It was exactly five o'clock when I got home. I slowly opened the door to make sure Sunny couldn’t see me. Especially since there are still bruises on my face. 

"Momma!" I was so shocked when Sunny greeted me as soon as I opened the door. I was grabbed by my chest in shock. 

"Momma what happened to you?" Extreme concern began to draw on my daughter’s face. 

"Momma, what's this? Where did you get these bruises? Momma!" I didn't know how to answer her because tears started to well up in her eyes. 

"B-baby calm down, okay? Momma's fine." I calmed her down. But she just shook her head as her tears continued to flow. 

"Is this the reason why you didn't get home last night? Who did this momma? Why did you let them hurt you like this momma? Momma why?" I gently touched her cheek to calm her down from her crying. I also hugged her tightly because I kne