~~AVA ~~Waking up at midnight I stretch my legs, the noise was too loud to let me sleep ,I blinked twice to make sure that I'm wake , I sat on my bed moved the curtain aside to look outside,the sky was such welcome sight ,appearing like magic at each sunset promising to return as she faded in dawn's first light.
Screaming comes from the living room, being thirteen years kid fighting and arguing was normal routine in our house ,but I was still scared.
I touched to the door knob but there is no way I was going out ,my mother forbade me to come downstairs when they are arguing , I walked back and forth in the room "God what should I do " I sat on bed trembling ,holding myself not to cry .after God knows how long the house was quiet, I opened the door slowly hoping not to make a sound,I tiptoe downstairs to the living room mom was sobbing , head between her legs ,her hair was mess , I sat next to her "mom are you okay" she wiped her tears and turned to me "I'm fine baby go back to sleep "I hold her hand ,the bruise was all over her wrists as if she had been tied up
" he did this?" sound more confirming than questions. "Why did he come back ?" I asked again with cracked voice tears rolling down on my face, he had gone for two months without knowing his whereabouts ." why can't he leave us alone ?" I sniffed
"shout up " a bloody cold voice replied ,there he is in the dark corner of the room , he was a tall with a dark hair blowing in a stiff neck his deep blue jacket and dark jeans designed for cold .He come towards us ,she covered me in her arms In a protective way ,
"so , since when did you learn to talk ?, huh "he passed to the refrigerator his hand were tightly balled in fists,he poured a glass of water and come toward us ,
"why are you awake " he put the glass on the small wooden table beside the couch" I couldn't'sleep " I replied in low voice my head held down.
"that is not an excuse you know that , or you also have a man in your room ? Huh "
I didn't have any idea of what he was saying I just stared at him
" Jesus ,Charles she is a child , no man have ever enter in this house except you" mom replied loudly trying to prove her point ." I didn't ask you, so shut up or I throw you out " he clenched his jaw
"dad please stop "I come across to him hoping that once in my life I can make a point. ,mom stand up and took a step toward him ."look you can do whatever you want to me but please leave my child out of this " .
"Come on Adele you know very well that she is not your child " he chuckled before he drank his water
"Charles please don't do this , not now " I glancing at them without an idea of what they were talking about. "what is he talking about mom?" I didn't get replied
mom 's eyes was closed tears are only thing come out of them. "You can't even conceive a child and now you are her mother ?" He laughed maniacal
she knelt down before me holding my hands with her big ones " look honey whatever he says don't mind him, I love you and I will go beyond earth to protect you okay " I couldn't form a word to reply I just nodded
" she is lying to you ,she is not your mother Ava, your mother is dead ,you killed her remember " he shouted ,I looked at him without blinking I couldn't process what was happening .
" Charles if you don't want to loose another child you have to stop blaming them for what happened "he rise up quickly
"or what ? you kill me ? What if I kill you first" he took her from behind stabbing her with the knife which was on table
"Ava run " she screamed trying to fight for her life .
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Inside her eyes
Short Story" I didn't let my anger and sorrow that I felt inside eat me forever , because I learned about forgiveness (Ephesians 4:31-32) "