Forgotten

~9 years ago~ "Why doesn't anyone believe me?" I asked as tears run down my cheeks. "Mom....please you have to believe me" I take her hand into my little ones and she pushes me away letting my hit the floor with a loud thud. "You're a disappointment and a disgrace to this family" she spat out as she looked at me in disgust. "But I didn't- I was cut off by my twin sister speaking "Yes you did, I told you to stop but you wouldn't listen" she said as she smirks at me "Ava, please tell them the truth" i say with pleading eyes, she just shrugs as she snuggles closer to our dad. "Dad....Pleas- I'm interrupted by my dad's hands hitting the table making us all flinch. "ENOUGH" he said, his voice demanding respect. "Since you don't want to tell us the truth then I'm sending you away. From now on you are no longer my daughter or part of this family. I don't care what happens to you anymore. Do not step foot in here ever again" he said as my little heart shuttered into a million pieces. "Dad please..." I look at him with pleading eyes but what I saw broke not just my heart by my soul. My dad looking at me like I was the most disgusting person he has ever laid eyes on. I look at my mom and saw her looking at me like I was the plague, like she wasted her time giving birth to me. I look at my brothers with pleading eyes and saw them looking at me in disgust. "Guys...please, you know me...you know I wouldn't do something like this...please" I say to my brothers hoping they would believe me. "Take her away" My dad said not looking at me as two of his guards dragged me away. You're probably wondering what's going on... well let me enlighten you. Flashback (10 years old) I came back home after hanging out with my best friend at the park with his mom. Kevin and I have been friends since I could remember, we do everything together and our parents also know each other so they allow us to hang out anytime and have sleepovers. Today was the happiest day of my life. Kevin and I made a promise to get married when we got older and that made me the happiest girl on the planet. 'Nothing and No one can ruin my day'.....or so I thought. "I'm back...Mom? Dad? Anyone?" I said looking around the house. I stepped into the living room to see everyone sitting there looking angry like a raging storm with a crying Ava with bruises sitting on our dad. "Hey guys, what happened?" I asked as I make myself known seeing as nobody saw me standing there. I make my way towards mom and that's when I felt a tingling sensation on my left cheek. 'Mom just slapped me' I thought "Mom,why did you slap me? What did I do wrong?" I ask as my eyes became glossy and I tried to hold back my tears. 'Dad would be mad if I cry' I thought. Our dad has been teaching us how to not show any emotion and if I cried I know he would be very disappointed so I just blinked the tears away. "How dare you? You brat...HOW DARE YOU DO THAT TO YOUR OWN SISTER?" She screamed at me. At this point I was just confused as to what was going on. 'What does she mean? What did I do to Ava? Why is everyone looking at me like that?' My mind was racing trying to understand or even figure out what was going on. "What are you talking about?"I asked confusion laced in my tone. "Oh so now you want to play dumb?" Alex,my fourth oldest brother asked while looking at me in disgust. "What are you guys talking about? I don't understand what's going on" I said as I look at everyone. "You beat up you own sister and play dumb about it" my dad said anger laced in his tone. "What?" I asked as I looked at someone, anyone to explain. "Ava said you beat her today before you left to meet Kevin. You left her bleeding on the floor. We found her in her room with bruises all over her." dad explained looking at me with anger and disgust at what I apparently did to my sister. "WHAT...I never did that. I was in the Garden before I went to meet Kevin. I haven't even seen her today up until now. What are you guys talking about" I explained "Stop lying, she has bruises all over her. You can't lie your way out of this Eureka" My mom said with tears and hatred in her eyes. My mother has always favored Ava more because she liked the things she liked. She liked clothes and buying new shoes and getting her hair done whereas I liked cars and motorbikes and playing basketball with my brothers. And at this moment I knew she would not believe me. "I'm not lying" I screamed at them "I'm never going to forgive you for this" she said and carried Ava away. To say I was confused was an understatement. At this point I was sobbing ' where is all this coming from?. Why would Ava say something like that when it wasn't true? Why doesn't anyone believe me?' I thought. I turned to see all my family members looking at me in disgust. I pleaded and pleaded but nobody listened nor did anyone believe me. **** That was the day I lost my family. The people who were supposed to protect me and keep me safe. The people who were supposed to love me no matter what. That was the day I lost my best friend and the person I loved the most. It was the last day I ever saw Kevin and the last day I spoke to him. And to say I was broken was an understatement.