Chapter 22: Chapter 22

She smirked. “Mom! That b*tch is here!” Sis Kelly is the one who opened the door after that she pulled my arm inside.

“Wow, finally you’re here. I thought you’re enjoying in there and forget about us!” She seemed upset but I didn’t mind her. I turned my gaze around.

It’s so messy, their clothes are all over the floor. From here, I could see those plates that had not been washed. Our house smells like garbage now.

Is this still a house or dumped yard?

“Hey! Mom is talking to you, stupid!” my haft brother pushed my head using his index finger.

“Sorry.” I just said.

“Right, where’s the money?” I looked at mom in surprise.

“W-What money?” I asked, confused.

“What? You didn’t ask that man for money!!?” Is she out of money already? Has she spent all that money that Stephen paid for?

“F**k!!”

“What is that?!!”

At the same time, I lifted what I was carrying to let them show. “Chicken-- “I bit my lower lip when she curse my name.

“Sh*t! That’s all you brought?!! What a dumb b*tch! The next time you should bring money instead of that garbage! Use your brain huh!!“ I clenched fist my because of what Sis Kelly just said. I’m using my brain and heart at the same time!

Sometimes I want to talk back to them but my mouth doesn’t have any courage to open, it’s like my tongue is insisting on moving. I even think sometimes that my tongue has its own brain.

“Jut cook and clean here at home!! You can’t leave until you do the tasks here, understood!!? Then, tomorrow come here again and bring me money. If you don’t bring any money, I’m going to make you bald. Keep that in your dumb head Alyana!”

I quickly went to the kitchen. First, I took those clothes scattered on the floor and glasses, spoons scattered on the floor. I washed all the plates, then cooked the chicken that I brought. I swept, I cleaned up all the clutter.

I sat down in the chair while catching my breath. I’m tired and I am all sweat right now. When I was able to breathe for a while, I was about to stand up, but then Sis Kelly suddenly came in front of me, and just shocked when she slapped me.

“Mom told you to cook and clean the house, didn’t you?! Then what are you doing?! You’re just sitting there! You’re really lazy!” I touched my cheek that she slapped.

“I’m done cooking and cleaning, I just rested for a while because I...I’m a bit tired.” I said, while clenching my fist.

“Then why didn’t you call us! We’re hungry and want some food to eat. Do you want to kill us from hunger, huh?!”

Am I to blame again? Is it my fault that you didn’t cook? Is it my fault that you spent all that money? Why is it always my fault!

“Mom, Keil, come on! We’re going to eat,” she call.

I was about to sit next to them to eat. “Oh, what are you doing? Are you going to eat? You haven’t eaten yet? There a lot of food inside that rich man’s house right?!” Mom asked seriously, but I just didn’t answer.

“Tsk, if it was just me, mom! If it was just me you sold to that handsome man I would really bring you a lot of money.” Sis Kelly said to mom while eating.

“Pfft... it looks like he doesn’t even like you, sis.”

“Your so annoying Keil, just shut up!”

“You two stopped.” I just smiled as I looked at the three of them.

I hope that’s how we are someday, those types of fights, but just teasing each other, not hurting physically, and scolds you when you fight with your siblings. Not that scolding you even if you have done nothing wrong.

I want to have a brother, a brother who will defend you from the person who will hurt you, not a brother who will hurt you himself.

I looked up to stop my tears from dripping.

All I want is for them to love me, that mom will treat me as her actual child, treat me as real siblings. That’s all I want, that’s what I want for my birthday. My only wish.

“Hey, what are you doing there?!” I came back to reality when I heard Sis Kelly’s voice.

“N-Nothing, Sis Kelly,” I replied, then stand straight.

“Tsk, stupid!” I didn’t mind what she said. My gaze just turned on her wrist.

I frowned when I saw her wearing my bracelet. That’s why it was missing, because she had it. I don’t know what went through my mind. My head suddenly heated.

I pulled her hand and immediately took the bracelet.

“Sh*t! What the f**k are you doing!!” she shouted angrily at me, but I just looked at her seriously. I put my left hand behind my back to hide the bracelet that I was holding.

“Give it that back to me!!” her voice is serious and now she’s looking at me badly when I shook my head.

“It’s mine, so why should I give it to you.” I bravely said.

“What’s going on here?!” Keil suddenly came and looked at us both, confused.

“Bro, she took my bracelet!” what? Her bracelet?

“My bracelet not yours Sis Kelly!” I can’t help raising my voice to her.

Why is she so inclined to own something that isn’t even hers! She’s always like that and now seems like I’m the one who turns out to be bad between me and her.

“Bracelet? Just leave it that go, Kelly, that bracelet looks like garbage, just like Aly.”

“It’s not garbage, mom gave it to me so it’s not garbage.” My voice is slow, but I guess they still heard that.

SIS Kelly approached me and wrenched the bracelet from my hand. I pulled it too, and I was surprised when it was suddenly destroyed. I was stunned as I saw the white circles and the heart-shaped of the bracelet’s pendant just fall on the floor.

“Damn, it’s not my fault! You pulled it so it was destroyed! What a dumbhead!” she blames me.

“My fault?! It’s not my fault, but yours! You pulled it. That’s why now it’s broken, so don’t blame me for it! Do you really need that I’m the wrong one and you’re always right?! Why do I always have to be at fault even though I am not!!” It seemed like my veins were about to explode because of anger.

I was shocked when she slapped my both cheeks. “It’s your fault, so just shut your f**king mouth you dumb w*tch!” she slapped me again and the last slap was very hard, I felt the pain on my cheek, I think it’s not just Sis Kelly’s palm who hit my cheek but also her nails.

Keil was about to punch me. Then I close my eyes, but a few seconds later I didn’t feel a fist hit my face so little by little I opened my eyes.

“The next you’ll at my sister! I’m gonna hit you for real.” he threatened.

I bit my lower and just picked up the heart-shaped pendant. Then they pulled my hand and pushed me out of the house.

I cried as I walked away.

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I’m standing now outside the gate of Stephen’s house. I was about to press the doorbell, but then I started crying again because I remember what happened earlier. I just sat on the grass and bowed my head.

When are they planning to stop treating me like this?! It’s exhausting, it’s tired, boring...I don’t know...I don’t know anymore.

I keep asking myself why am I enduring all this. Why do I have to let them treat me like this? And the answer that I always get from my mind is, because I love them, what a great mindset, right?! I’m already hurting despite that, I still love them.

“Alyana is that you? Where the hell have you been?! It’s almost nine pm...”

“Why the f**k are you crying?! Who made you cry?!!”