I took a step outside and could smell the crisp air of autumn. It was a windy day and my heart was pounding. I knew something was about to happen, but unsure of the outcome that lay ahead. I was with the person that makes my world keep going around, my mom. Literally without my mom and her family I would not be where I am today. We had just gone to church and were getting ready to leave the house for a little bit. When out of nowhere in the boondocks of Bremen, came a knock at the door. Mom went to go answer it and for a split second I was nervous.Three ladies showed up, one lady wore an enchanting smile the other two seemed more systematic. They were from Child Protection Services (CPS/DCS). However, once we started talking everything made sense and I did not let my nerves get the best of me. They asked me a few simple questions and then what I like to call traumatic questions. I had just turned fifteen at the time and had lived with my dad for all my life. There were so many times that I was afraid, sad, lonely, and desperate for someone to rescue me. My mom’s house is not a luxury but to me …show more content…
At the time I went to a school, where people thought it was sensational to be rude and preppy, one that my dad picked out St. Joe. The DCS office was filled with caring people, but at the time I felt lost, nervous, and confused. Half n’ hour later mom met me there dropped off my clothes and looking back, I would not trade that day for the world because it made me stronger. She smiled beneath her tuckered lips and streaming tears and said to me, “It’s gonna be alright. I love you so much, and you are stronger and wiser than you know Emily Grace”. I thanked her gave her one of the biggest hugs ever and told her how much she meant to me. Then I walked back to the office where cold tables used for meetings and chairs lie only to make people feel important