Secret Read

As a child I had to hide if I wanted to read because if I was caught reading it was attention away from my mother. I'd be told told to do some menial task. My step-father  said he read at 5:AM while my mother was asleep. I hid in my bedroom to read. My mother had a fear that I was leaving her, by reading. Yes I was. I thank God daily for being able to read and escape my mother.