≈Miami, FL...

(8:01 p.m)

"Mummy, we can't walk until home, it's way too far." Almar whined stopping. 

"Almar, you better walk ! "

He sighed, "But muuuum ! Let's go back there, with Kalvin. Please, mummy." Then a black car pulled next to them.

"Cora, c'mon, stop that bull ! "

"Thank you Jesus ! " Almar shouted happily and got in the car in the backseat. Contrary to Cora, who started walking again with her arms folded. She didn't want to be near Kalvin. She wanted him to leave her alone. 

"CORA ! " He called her name running after her. Why was she acting this way ? He couldn't understand.  What had happened ? What was wrong with her ? He knew the situation wasn't easy for her, but it wasn't a reason to treat him like that. 

"Leave me alone ! " She yelled at him as tears were coming again. Why couldn't she stop crying ? These damn hormones ! She was only two months and one week pregnant and the pregnancy was already too intense. When she was carrying the twins, the first months were a beautiful wander.

Suddenly, she felt someone grabbed her arm and she was turned around, "Stop ! Calm down ! " He screamed causing her to look at him like he was an alien. Who did he think he was ?

She snatched her arm out of his grip. He wasn't hurting her, but she didn't want him to touch her for some reason, "Lower your voice when you're talking to me, Kalvin ! Watch your tone ! "

He took a deep breath, "We...Acacia needs us right now and we're here fighting for stupid shit. And you're trippin' for real. Cora, since we know each other, I had always been a good person and I had a lot of reasons to get completely crazy, but no I kept calm no matter what." He was referring to the time the kids gave his car away, "To do short, I am NOT him. I am NOT Cameron. Everything he had done to you, I will never do this to you and why ? Because I had enough common sense to know what I should or not, have or not, must or not fucking do. I know I'm not perfect and of course I will mess up sometimes, but I will never hurt you like he did. Never. Stop comparing me to him. Every man on this earth is NOT that bastard. Now, can you get in the car, so we can search Tac." 

She chuckled through her tears, "Tac ? " She asked curiously. 

"Acacia and Almar is Tic. C'mon." As they were about to go towards his car, his phone rang in his pocket. He pulled it out and answered hoping hearing something good, "If you have nothing positive to say, just hang up man." He warmed Terry at the other end of the line. 

"Uh...Nelson and his two friends met one of Cameron's friends, or should I say acquaintances." He began to inform his friend. 

"And what happened ? "

"Well, he saw that dog's shit earlier today, it was toward nine in the morning. He was alone. Since he's back in Miami, he dealt with some persons and he was doing the business at a certain house, but actually it's not his. Nobody really knows where he's staying. Nobody really knows him. And he's always lying. To some people he told them something and to others, he told them another thing, but it's never the truth. It's like we're searching a damn ghost." 

Kalvin rolled his eyes, "That son of a bitch ! That's all you got ? " The sperm donor was really getting on his nerves. He wished he could just snap his fingers and handle the situation this way. 

Terry sighed, "Yeah. At least we know where to not search them."

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{ The Next Day | (10:09 a.m) }

It felt like it had been years she was locked in that little room. She wanted to go home so bad. She wanted to be saved. She wanted to be with her family. She wanted all of this to be a simple nightmare. She just wanted to open her eyes and be in her room again, but she didn't see her lila walls when she woke up. The bad man was nice enough to allow her to sleep in the little bed, but she couldn't get out of there. The door was locked and there was no other way to leave the room. 

She yawned sitting up. She was hungry, but knew that she was surely not going to eat before a long time. She felt miserable. She hadn't change her clothes, she hadn't taken a shower and now she wanted to brush her teeth and to do all her hygiene routine, but she couldn't.

She was missing her family like crazy. Even Kalvin, Terry, Kaldrick, Kalia, Amy and Mikayla. She knew them since a bit more than two months, but she warmed up to them and they were becoming members of her family also. She missed to argue with Kalvin and to hear Terry talking like he hadn't a brain to think with before to speak. The person she was missing the most was Almar. He was her, but in a boy and more calm version. To people they seemed to be two different kids, but actually they were the same, but only them knew that. 

As she was thinking, the door suddenly opened and there this woman was entering in. Acacia didn't know who she was, but something was telling her that she wasn't as dangerous as her so called father. But she knew better than to trust her. Who knows ? Maybe she was wrong and the woman was more delusional than him. 

"Good morning. How are you ? Do you want a breakfast ? " No, no, I preferred to starve until the death decided to finally take me away. Acacia rolled her eyes and then nodded her head. 

"Who are you ? " She asked folding her arms. 

"I'm Brenda. Nice to meet you." She held her hand out, that the young girl just stared at before to sigh annoyed, "Uh...What is your name ? " 

"I'm not sure if I should tell you. Why are you in this house ? " 

Brenda didn't know who the little girl was. Cameron didn't want to tell her. She kept questioning him last night and it didn't end pretty well for her, "I'm living here. But you ? What did happen ? Why did he bring you here ? " 

Acacia observed her for a moment, "...He said...I'm...Uh...He's my father. Well, that's what he's been saying, but I'm not too sure about this." She shrugged, "He's cray-cray that the main reason why I am here and you must be crazy too since you're living with him. What's wrong with you ? Plus, all these bruises, were are they coming from ? It looks like someone hit you." Her eyes grew up as she was realizing, "He did that to you ? Like...like he...slapped me." 

Brenda nodded her head ashamed, "H-"

"Why did you not call the police ? A man can't beat a woman ! Did you lose your mind ? You seriously need Jesus ! If I could, I would've hit him back, but I hadn't really the occasion to do this, but you...You're a grown woman." Acacia said shaking her head not believing it. Why was this woman letting him do this to her ? She was sure that she didn't deserve it. 

Brenda was holding her tears back. She couldn't explain everything to the ten years old girl. She couldn't tell her how her father sold her to a bookmaker because he had too much debts he couldn't pay. She couldn't tell her how horrible her first sexual experience was. A grown ass man of forty years old raping a twelve years old young girl. She had just got out of the childhood and was slowly entering in the teenage years, but in one night everything changed so fast. She couldn't tell her that the old man was actually Cameron's uncle and that for his sixteen birthday, he offered her to his nephew because he was begging for it. In a certain way, Cameron saved her and then he took care of her. Brenda was broken and searching love where she could. She lost her mother when she was eight and her mama was the only person who showed her love, an unconditional love that she had never received again. 

She sniffed, "I know. I should go, but it's not that easy." Where would she go ? What would she do ? Her life was a disaster. She needed someone to rescue her, but who would help her ? 

"Why ? " Acacia asked frowning. 

She smiled, "How old are you ? " 

"I know what you're doing, but anyways. I'm ten and you ? "

Ten ? Brenda examined Acacia's face carefully and noticed all the similar features, "Cora..."

Acacia's heart jumped in her chest, "That's my mother. How do you know ? "

"We were friends. You look like her." She answered causing the young girl to be more confused. She was learning a lot being there. 

"Friends ? When ? "

"Uh...it doesn't matter. B-"

"BRENDA ! BITCH BRING YOUR FAT ASS OVER HERE ! PRONTO ! " 

She sighed, "I'm coming back. I'll bring food and drink with me." She told her and obeyed Cameron's order. When she arrived in the living room, she frowned looking at the man sitting on the couch. He was dressed like a pimp and smelt very strongly the weed and alcohol. He was scaring her. She was wondering what was going on. She knew it wasn't something good, but didn't know what exactly. 

"Bae, say hello to Craig. He's a new friend." 

The Craig dude nodded his head at her and then licked his lips devouring her with his eyes. She was still in her pajama, what meant that her body wasn't really covered. She was wearing a short short and a white tank. She already didn't like to be dressed this way to check on Acacia, but Cameron wanted her to do it immediately and didnt' give her the chance to change. 

"Hey..." She mumbled, then turned her head towards her boyfriend, "What is it about ? " She asked afraid to hear his answer. 

"Well, smile because we're going to Paris. We're leaving after tomorrow. Craig has a business in there and needs some new girl, young if possible, right ? " Craig agreed, "Don't you think that my little baby is beautiful ? And I'm sure she will do an excellent job with the French people."

Brenda knew exactly what he was talking about. You will be surprised to know how many pervs lived on this planet, "No. Don't do it. She's your daughter ! You really want old men to touch her and to d-"

"Money is all I need in life." He cut her off grinning, "Plus, little girls bring much more money to the table. I want you to get her ready for tomorrow, so Craig will see the merchandise by himself. Today he just came to talk." As he said that, the visitor stood up and left quickly. He was so weird.

"Are you crazy ? Let her go ! Why are you doing this ? "

"Revenge ! " 

"Revenge ? For what ? " She questioned him in disbelief. 

She was getting on his last nerves, "Cora deserves it ! That bit-"

"What ? No ! She did nothing to you ! If you really want to know, she's the one who should be taking her revenge on us right now. For everything we did to her ! S-"

He punched her jaw making her stop talking. Unfortunately, she was used to it, so it didn't shock her too much. She spit the blood on the carpet and went back downstairs. 

"Oh thanks God, you're back. I'm so-" Acacia gasped seeing the damage, "What happened to you ? Are you okay ? "

Suddenly, the door opened to reveal Cameron. He walked towards Brenda and hugged her, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, but you should close your mouth next time. I love you. Please, you feed her, then go to the store to buy her some clothes and all you need to get her ready for tomorrow. I'm gon' handle some business, I'll be in my office." And with that said, he gave her his credit card and then walked out slamming the door. 

Brenda bent down before Acacia, "I have a plan to get you out of here." 

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•A/N: What do you think about Brenda ? 

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And sorry for the mistakes.