Tamika

About the Book

Tamika was awaken from her sleep one night by Fred her stepfather, he was attempting sexual abuse. “What are you doing? She yelled, “Have you lost your mind?”

“I just want too feel your body.” panted Fred. “You must be sick! Responded Tamika, “you are my mother’s husband!” She escaped his strong advance and ran out the doors in anger. “I’m going to tell my mother what you tried to do!” Fred yelled out too her. “Tamika, Tamika, come back, let’s talk it over, don’t tell your mother, she won’t believe you over me, I know how she thinks.” Tamika ran too her mother emotionally upset. “Oh mother,” cried Tamika, “Fred tried to rape me!” In disbelief Edith said the wrong thing. “What did you do to make him act like that, my Fred is a clean minded man!” “Oh no! Cried Tamika, “you don’t believe me, Fred said you wouldn’t believe me over him, I will never set foot in that house again!” Tamika ran away from her mother emotionally troubled and deeply hurt. Straight to her friend name Robin who said. “Girl I told you men ain’t nothing but dogs,

About the Author

Albert Thomas Byrd is an exceptional writer. He displays a level of craftsmanship and psychological insight seldom seen in today's literary scramble for fame. An author whose, "tough realism and hypnotic prose leaves the reader eager for more." This is a superb novel from an extraordinary talent.