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last year i had to report a child abuse case for a girl i didnt really believe. she was one of those girls who liked attention. the police investigated and nothing ever came of it. she never graduated and left el camino. so today im at my desk...and one of my old ta's comes in. shes a sweet girl...very bubbly and funny. she comes in and the first thing you notice are these two bruises on her face. one huge one under her eye and the other a small one on the corner of her mouth. i asked her...what happend?! she goes "oh...i just had an accident." i said oh okay. then when the other students left...i say...hey..come around here to my desk. so she comes..and i go "are you sure youre okay?" and her eyes flood and she says no. so i say..."do u wanna come into this office with me and talk about anything?" she nods and so we go into an empty office. she starts crying and i tell her to tell me. she said i dont know how to tell you. i said..just tell me....its just me in here. and so she goes on to tell me how her mom and her got into a fight and it got out of hand. now...i didnt mention...i know both her and her mother. her mom works as a firefighter. i asked her if she punched her in the face and she nods and makes a face like...yea and thats not all. she shows me more bruises all over her ribs and stomach...and a big scab running up and down her spine. sigh....so i told her...you know....i need to tell you right now....but im required by law to report this. she just nodded and cried some more. so i took her to her counselor. and she called me in to call child welfare. blah. so i had to call them with her in the room. they asked me on the phone "is the child scared to go home?" and i asked her...and she said kindof...then burst into tears. crying loud. oh my god...it hurt me. i literally felt pain for her. finally when we were all done...she went to the nurses office to lay down...i came back to my desk and cried. right then victor called..and he asked me what was wrong. so i told him a little bit..but i cant really talk about it cause of the other students around. but damn...that was the hardest thing i have ever dealt with so far here at school. it hurt me.....this poor girl. shes by no means innocent...she can be a trouble maker...but no more than any other teenage girl. and her mom beat the SHIT out of her. sigh..i just had to tell this story...cause it just happened..and i cant really talk about it here...so i needed to get it out. til later