the unpredictable

Rejection

CHAPTER 1

Alexandra, Alexandra, Alexandra.

come my daughter.....

mom, mom, don't go Alex cried.

Am right here my child, sleep.

Shh, shh, shh the woman said.

Mom, mom, mom. Alex cried from her sleep.

Alex woke up, from her sleep, but didn't find that familiar person, of course her mom.

sniff , sniff, sniff.

Alex weeped, she missed her mom so much.

knock knock knock

Alex! What the hell have you been doing, Veronica her step mother yelled.

Ahh, Alex fidget feeling startled.

You lazy bone I will tear you to pieces, you are as useless as your late mother, no wonder why she died. Vero yelled hitting Alex.

Alex cried bitterly, not because of the pain but because of what she said, the beating does not hurt, even though she was hitting her very hard.

She have gotten used to it.

Her supposed father just stand by watching her being beaten unfairly.

It's passed bed time and while her child is snoring, she is being beaten, she doesn't know what she did but she couldn't take it anymore.

WHAT? she yelled at her step mother after breaking free.

You are asking me what huh, what happened to the things I said you should do, where is the errand I sent you? But you are here sleeping, and you think you can sleep well. I will deal with you, and when am done you're going to run the errand I sent you, and by the time you're done you are going to sleep outside with empty stomach . Thank God it is in the night you're going to sleep outside and no one will pity you.

Really? well this isn't the first time, is it ? I haven't eaten since yesterday and all you did is to send me on an errand all daylong, are the maids not enough for you huh, of course you said that am nothing but a maid in you eyes right?

But you are the mistress and that child of yours is the bastard, and you are supposed to be the maid not me. Alex screamed hysterically.

Smack, David slapped Alex hard, how dare you, you will not speak to your mother in that manner. if you can't accept Veronica as your mother, then you can leave. David said.

hahahaha, Alex laughed like a maniac.

I have always wanted my father's love but I think am just a fool waiting for a cold hearted father like him.

Then I said, what about mom, the promises you made to her when she was alive, doesn't that mean anything to you . I said.

Your mom is dead I think it's best not to bring her up ever again, Veronica is now your mom, you should learn to accept her, and stopped bringing up the dead. he said.

Really, how can you be cold hearted dad, seven years dad, six years and you've already forgotten about her, six years in this hell you called a home, six years of burden for me, six years my mom died mysteriously, and am not a kid anymore dad, I know how mom died anonymously. And I promise you one thing that I will not rest till those behind my mom death are behind bars, and I will make sure they see death lingering in their doorsteps.

Smack, snack . Vero slapped Alex hard twice. How dare you accuse your dad like that huh, don't you have manners, she yelled. Then she turned to David and spoke gently and coquettishly to him: see your ungrateful daughter I don't know what I did to her, she doesn't take me as her mother but instead abuse me about being a mistress while I was just thinking about her well-being, and when I asked her to help me with some chores and errands she didn't eat yesterday because of she was angry with me. Honey this isn't the first time am asking her to do my chores, or running errand, then why Is she complaining, or honey am i wrong?

No, dear you are not wrong . He seem to like her coquettish way of pleasing him.

Alex sneer at her hypocrisy attitude, and her father stupidness. Then she said to her dad: I didn't eat yesterday not because of I was angry but because she sent me plenty chores to do the chores she sent me is even more stressful than the maids in the house, and then she starved me, as if that's not enough, she sent me on an errand with empty stomach.

David sneered and said, why will Veronica lie.

Well, am not surprised, this is not the first time I have starved and you overlooked, but I won't let you guys kill me in this house.

I went upstairs .

I looked around my room, although I felt reluctant about it, I mean I have lots of memories here, especially my mom's, the small bed and design she made when I was ten, my dad didn't bother to change it, even when I told him, he overlooked and said he would do it , until now he still didn't do it. I sighed and packed my wear off clothes and those i bought for my self, yes worn off clothes, I have been the one buying my clothes myself and he didn't care, he gave me a hundred dollars when I was twelve to buy clothes ever since then he didn't bother. And majority of them now, are either worn off or they didn't size me again . Now I've made my choice, am leaving. I've been looking from my dad love since my mom died but he never showed me any, so why will I be living in this hell they called home. Ever since he brought his mistress in, he diverted all his attention to them, especially his bastard daughter my step sister who is as cunning as her mother.

I told Nanny Eva about my departure, even though she felt reluctant which I also felt, she hugged me and greeted me farewell, because she knows about me and what I've been through ever since my mom died. And ever since then even though other maid treated me anyhow she treated me like my mom would.

I went down stairs and saw both my step mother and dad stupefied gazes on me, I ignore it and went to the door, i stood when I heard him say:

If you go through that door, make sure that you don't make George your last name anymore because I will disown you, he said as he sneered at me with disgust.

I just said two words: "I know ". Then I walked out through that door leaving that burden, that pain and lastly my cold hearted father.

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Knock, knock, knock. I knocked thrice on the familiar door.

Who's there, knocking at this hour. Mariam's mom said.

I will check it out , maybe one of the neighbors, Mariam said.

As she opened the door she saw the familiar figure, trying not to cry, but her once jade like, white face is red obviously from slap because the marks shows clearly.

Trying not to cry also, Mariam embrace her with a warm tight hug.