In my eyes … I AM HER SHE IS ME
"In My Eyes... I AM HER, She is ME" -
Dominique "Dom" Jones grew up in the shadows of West Philadelphia-raised by a mother battling addiction and haunted by secrets no child should ever hold. At just twelve years old, she learns how danger can hide in familiar faces and how survival becomes second nature when love fails you.
But when Dom is taken in by her Aunt Angie and moves to Master Street, everything begins to shift. The late '80s and early '90s block energy surrounds her-kids playing double dutch, corner-store runs, loud arguments, louder laughter, and a new kind of family built outside of blood. Here, Dom finds safety for the first time, even while the past claws at her from every corner of her mind.
As the years pass and the early 2000s hit, Dom grows into a quiet, observant, sharp-tongued teenager with trauma stitched beneath her skin. She learns who her real friends are-Shay, Nia, Jayla-and catches the attention of two boys who see her in ways she's still learning to see herself. Malik, her steady protector. Nasir, the calm that understands her darkness.
Dom is healing...
slowly, painfully, beautifully.
But healing isn't simple.
And trauma doesn't stay buried forever.
Just when Dom starts to feel whole-confident, loved, and finally in control of her life-a familiar shadow returns. The one who broke her trust. The one who left the deepest scars. The one she thought she lost... or escaped.
Her mother.
And with one knock on the door, everything Dom has built is threatened.
This is the story of a girl who survived what was meant to destroy her-
and now must face what she tried to forget.
A gripping, emotional coming-of-age novel set against the raw truth of West Philly streets, where family can save you or break you... and sometimes both.
Dom's story doesn't end here.
It's only the beginning.
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