Liliana

And then I would get beaten if they found out that I did it on the bus.

And I'm just like, why does it matter?

Like they would always tell me it's called homework, not bus work.

And I'm like, okay, I guess I see that.

Like as a kid, I'm just like,

Okay, I deserve it because I should be doing it at home.

But now that I'm older, I'm just like, what the fuck was that about?

Like, you guys are weird.

Hello?

Like, during this time, I had my own room and then my sisters shared a room.

And there was a day where T came to me and she was like, she was kind of telling me that she was scared, like she was scared to go to bed.

And my heart just like sank.

This was when I found out that he was abusing them too.

And I was like, why?

Like I knew the answer that I was looking for and I knew she was going to say it, but I needed to verify it first.

And she told me that he was going in and abusing her.

And I was just like, okay, that's not going to happen because I know what it feels like.

And as the oldest, like, the oldest child always gets that responsibility pushed on them.

You're the oldest.

You have to lead by example.