It was a warm August day. I was born after 10:00 a.m. in the morning. Born a Leo in Chinese zodiac.
My parents were young. My father didn't want me because I was a girl. Every look he gave me that day was that of disgust because he wanted a boy. My father's mother and grandfather were there. My great-grandfather took so many pictures. My grandmother on the other hand tried to get my dad to hold me. This was the first time I was unwanted. This secret would be kept from me until I was an adult.
My parents were living in a small green car. They were homeless. My birth would mean that a family member would take us in though. For 6 months we stayed with family. At 6 months old my mom found a home for us. This place would be my most prominent memories.
My mother filed for divorce from my father because my father had been beating my mother. He was mean, rude and cruel with his words. My father had come by to get his things and kidnapped me in me stroller. I was staring at the night sky when I saw flashing red and blue light peaking over the edge of the stroller side. Father was arrested that night. My grandmother walked me back to my mother's place.
To be continued...