Chapter 22: Chapter 22

"You're back already?  Why don't you just go for me."  Kristen said.  I was quite surprised about her, he looked at her, I also looked at her.  The gentle sister who used to cook food for me is now gone, why has it turned out like this.

"I don't want to go back either, because my father came to beg for everything, respecting my father's face, I went back."  He replied.  You are right, Kristen always listens to her father.  When we weren't here, she was poisoned by her father.

“Sister Kristen, are you a call girl at the BJZ club?”  I ask.

"Why do you say that to my sister?"  Mom asked me.

“The other day, when I went to BJZ with my brother to discuss a contract, I saw a person very similar to her passing by.  She was with some very old man.”  I answer.  She looked at me.  “I must be mistaken.  Come on, I'm going to my room, which room are you in?"  I asked my mother.  She led me and him up to the room.  The bright pink room made me feel uncomfortable.

"Is what you say true?"  He asked me.

"Real!"  I nodded firmly.

"I think…"

“Clack…”

"Clack" the terrace door opened.  Mom walked up with a plate of cookies, looked at me and he smiled fondly.

“We are already a family and you still have to talk about this privately.  Let's eat cake again!"  Mom put the plate of cake down on the table.

“There are some things our family cannot interfere with.  Is it poisonous?”  he asked.  Since when?  Since when did you and I no longer trust your mother?  I always feel insecure in this house.  Like you and I, we got ourselves into the net.

"If you don't, I'll try it."  She picked up the cake and was about to put it in her mouth, but he stopped her.

“Mommy eat this!”  You gave me another cake, I see what you mean.  She slowly chewed and swallowed.  It's okay, the cake is not poisonous.  My brother nodded.

"Mom take it down!"  God, he surprised me so much, made my mother eat over and over and finally told her to bring it down.  Hegemony.  So great.

When my mother was gone, we started the story just now.

"I think we've fallen into a trap."

"Why?"

“…”

He did not answer my question.  This silence makes me more insecure than ever.  Maybe the family did that to me and you.  Please give me a little hope that tomorrow will be sunny.  In front of me now is just a dark mind.

I walked slowly on my way home, passing two bus stops and having to walk an extra distance to get home.  Seriously, you said pick me up but forgot what it was.  Maybe he's busy with a meeting.

“Ting…toong…” I rang the doorbell, the whole family must be deaf.  Why am I unlucky to be born into this family.  A maid stepped out and opened the door, her face smeared with fear.  What happen?  I ate all of your grandfather's.

“The youngest…” The maid spoke as I entered halfway.

"Star?"  I paused.

“Brittany, run!  This is a trap.  Hurry, run and find Leo, Brittany…” I looked up at the second floor, he was standing on it shouting.  I turned to run away, but the sky and earth turned dark.

I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke up, my whole body ached.  I woke up in my bedroom.  Looking over the bed, my father was counting money.  Money, where is the money that you count?

"Dad..." I called softly.

"Are you awake, girl?"  He went to my side, his face was no longer the gentle smile like yesterday, but a disgusted smile.