Chapter 7: Chapter 7

I cried, and those tears continued to flow.

I cried more when Kelly walk closer so I backed away, I’m scared. The way she looks at me now.

“Who said that you can shout at my Mom!!!” she pulled my hair.

She is also my mother, stepmother.

“All right, I will go to my room first! I’ll just sleep. Kelly, you take care of that woman.” Keil said and entered his room.

“Teach that woman a lesson!” Mom said angrily. She left the house.

“Hey! Look at me!” I slowly looked at her. She was still holding my hair.

She quickly slapped me on both cheeks. I sat on the floor and cried even more.

“That’s for you to shout at my Mom!!” she pulled my clothes and that made me stood up and slapped me again very hard on the cheek.

“That’s for you to talk back at her!!” she grabbed my hair again, she pulled me to the bathroom. She took a bucket and filled it with water.

She pushed my head into that water. I tried to hold her hand and stop her, but I can’t. My hands are weak also my feet. I couldn’t breathe...

I gasped when she let go of my hair.

I am breathing so fast.

I thought I’m going to die. “S-Sis... p-please.” She just glared at me. She hit my head on the wall.

I groaned in pain.

“Sis?! Seriously!? Don’t call me sis because I hate you!! And you’re not even my real sister b*tch so, don’t you ever call me Sis!!” I just bowed my head, and bite my lower lips.

“You have cooked nothing, and the plate hasn’t been washed yet because you didn’t come home last night! Did you enjoy it, that’s why huh??!” the only answer she can hear from me is a sob.

“Damn! Stop crying!!” I covered my mouth so that I could not invent any noise. I touch my forehead, my left hand is shaking when I saw there’s a blood on it.

Maybe this was when Kelly hit my forehead on the wall.

She screams in anger. “Sh*t!! You are giving me a headache!!” after that, she left.

I looked at the bucket that’s still filled with water. I could see myself there, but not clearly. I could see the little blood was dripping on my forehead. I took a deep breath and wiped my tears.

I started washing our plates, cook, and clean our house.

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I’m nervous, I’m here in front of my haft sister’s room. I gently knocked on the door. “Si-- Kelly. I’ve already cooked a food, you can eat now.”

After a minute, she came out. She glared at me and hit my shoulder, using her shoulder.

“Brother! Come here already let’s eat-- the f**k! Is that a fried fish here?”

“I-I don’t have any money to buy dish today, I just saw it there on the table I just heated it up.”

“This is our dish last night!! You’ve must have been flirting, that’s why you can’t give us some money and food to eat!!” she said angrily and even threw it on the floor.

“K-Kelly!”

“What?!! If you want to eat that, eat it alone!! It’s even better if you go back to the bar like Mom said or maybe ask that old man to pay you! You should ask for money so that you can give provide food and things to us!” I swallowed my saliva.

“Go back there now!” She even pushes me and tried to drag me out of the house.

“I-I have class today at 9:30 am, A-Ate Kelly.” Stuttering to say, I bite my lip so hard.

“If you don’t have a class, will you come back there?!!” she raised her eyebrows at me.

“N-No,” I said and shake my head at the same time.

“What?!”

“No!” She approached me and slapped me hard on both cheeks.

“You are stupid!! We already told you not to go to that school!! Argg!! Dumb b*tch!”

“Put that brain in your head next time!!” she said and pushed my forehead using her index finger.

Do you think I can live if I don’t have any brain?

Kelly kicked the chair, so it fell down, and she left.

“What did you do to my sister?!!” I got nervous when I heard Keil’s voice behind my back.

I was about to speak but he suddenly punched me in the stomach; I close my eyes, covered my mouth so that I won’t create any sound.

“That’s what you get every time you’ll do something bad to her!”

He left as Kelly did. I was the only one left here in the house. I slowly entered the room and closed the door.

I lay down on the bed and bent down. I burst into tears as I held my stomach. I slept for an hour. When I woke up I immediately took a shower and got dressed. I had to go to school today because I didn’t go in yesterday. I’m sure proof will scold me.

I cleaned the floor before leaving the house. I didn’t eat because we don’t have any food. I just ran to school I don’t have any money.

When I arrived at school, it’s near 10. I was very late for our first subject.

When I enter the classroom, they all looked at me.

“You’re late Ms. Perez,”

“S-Sorry prof,” I said and sat down on the vacant chair.

“What happened to your forehead?” my seatmate asks me.

“A-Ahh... It’s n-nothing.” I replied and just listen to what our teacher was saying.

***

After class, I was about to leave the classroom, but then Xenon suddenly entered and approached me quickly.

He frowned as he stared at my forehead.

“What happened to your forehead??! Did that two do that again? Did they hurt you again!?” he asked me angrily, he clench his fist.

“What the heck!” He gently touches my cheeks.

“O-Ouch...” It’s hurt when his hand already touches my cheeks. My cheek still hurts. “Kelly did this! Am I right, Alyana?!”

I faked a laugh. “What are you talking about, Xenon! They did nothing to m--okay fine, they did it again. It’s my fault, anyway...”

“Don’t defend them, Alyana! It’s not funny, so don’t laugh. Why are you always forcing yourself to smile and laugh? Saying you are okay but the truth is you are not. Do you know it hurts me seeing you like this?” I averted my eyes.

“I-It’s my f-fault, I d-deserve...”

“And? They hit you?!! Even if you did nothing wrong, they still hurt you, Alyana. Why are you always letting them do that to you!”

I tap on his shoulder. “Calm down! Why does it look like you’re the one who’s angrier than me?” I smiled at him.

“You! You don’t know how to get angry with them or with anyone! You are too kind and because of that, they use it to abuse you, Alyana. It’s not bad if you’ll fight and talk to them back, as long as you know you’re right and they’re wrong.”

“For me, they are always right and I am the one who’s wrong,” I muttered and he hold my shoulders.

“Why don’t you just think about what I told you before, Alyana. You can leave there, you can stay at my house.” I shrugged.

No, I can’t. I can’t just leave them!

“No! I’m fine, don’t worry, Xenon. If I am going to leave them, who will going, cook? Who will going to wash the dishes, do the laundry, pay for the electricity and all the household expenses...” I stop talking when I heard him took a deep breath and looked me in the eye.

“They can do that, Alyana. All of that, it’s not your responsibility-- “I cut him off.

“It’s my responsibility, Xenon.”

He crossed his arms. “No, it’s not!”

“Yes, it is. All right, I need to leave now, I still have a work to do.”

“Let me drive you to your work.” He said.

“Nah, it’s okay.”

“I insist."

I just agreed. He won’t stop until I will say yes, anyway. I know him very well. I don’t argue with this for now; I have no strength. I’m tired.

We are here in the parking lot. I smile at him when he opened the door for me.

He’s so gentleman, no doubt most of the students have a crush on him.

I was about to go inside, but suddenly I felt someone’s hand holding my wrist and pulled me out.

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Stephen Wilson’s Pov.

While eating, I suddenly heard the barking of two dogs.

“Hey, bro! How are you?”

“Wow, your dish is delicious. Hotdog pfft...” I frowned. What the hell is John thinking right now?

“What are you two doing here in my house?” I ask but I didn’t look at them.

Nanny Daley is not here. She went to the grocery store.

“Why? Can’t we come here anymore?” Flyn sat down next to me and grabbed a hotdog.

“Oh, right! We met Nanny Daley early...” I raised my eyebrows and look at John.

“Did Nanny tell you about something?” he smiles at me.

I guess Nanny did really tell something to John. He won’t be acting like this if Nanny didn’t.

“Stop smiling like an idiot!”

“Hmm, she just said that his handsome baby scored again with a woman, and you know what! We were more surprised when she said that...” John sat down next to me and put his arm around me.

“Said what!?”

“That you bring a woman here last night? At your own house, isn’t that amazing?” what do they want me to bring? A man? F**k! I’m not gay!

“Y-Yeah,” I replied and snorted.

“So, something happened between--“John didn’t finish what he was going to say because Flyn suddenly hit him on the shoulder.

“What the hell, Flyn! That hurts! I’m just trying to say that when Mr. F**kboy is with a woman, he would--“

“Are you done talking? If you're done, you can leave.” I said and pointed at the door at the same time.

“Don’t be so harsh to us, bro! We’re a guest!” John crossed his arms.

“Wait a minute, that woman looks special because you brought her to your house,” Flyn muttered.

“You have a point, Flyn! What’s her name anyway?” John asked while chewing on a hotdog. I looked at John, who was still eating.

I think they’re going to eat all the food in here. They’ve already eaten so much food as if they don’t have money to buy their own foods.

“Why did you even ask John, he doesn’t care about the names of the girl he f**ks...” Flyn whispered something to John but I didn’t hear them.

“Her name is Alyana, now you know, so you can go leave n--“

“Damn! For the first time, he remembered the name of the woman he f**k with.” He looks surprised.

“Wait, are you really sure that her name is Alyana? Maybe, your just mentioning names, huh! You know how many girls you’ve s*x, different every day and their names are also different--“

“Her name is Alyana. How can I forget her name? It was just last night!” damn this! I can’t even forget what happened to between me and her last night!

And why the f**k is that?! She’s a virgin, so... obviously I am the one who took her virginity, and about the kiss? I remember when I kiss her; she said that it’s her first kiss! Why this woman can’t get off my mind.

“Even if right now you are f**king with a woman, you’ll never remember her name. Unbelievable! It’s like I want to meet the woman you were with last night.” John said. He smiles it’s like he’s thinking weird thoughts in his mind.

“Is she beautiful? Sexy? Small eyes or enormous eyes like a barbie? White or just fine??”

I can’t help imagining her. “She’s beautiful. She dressed simply, but she’s still gorgeous and sexy for me-- “I stopped talking when they smiled annoyingly while looking at me.

“What?!” I asked, raising my eyebrow at them. “Idiots! Why are you smiling like crazy?!”

“Yieeee! I think, I feel like the woman you saw at the hotel and the woman you had sex with are the same person. You smile like that too when you talk about her.” John teasingly poked my side.

“Stop it John.” I seriously said.

“Answer me first!” he said like a child. I winced. My head hurts when he does that. Tsk, why did they even become my friend?? Obviously, because they understand you!

“Yes! They’re the same! Happy now??”

Why do they ask so many questions!

“Do you like that woman?” Flyn’s face is serious.

“Of course...