Heiress of Dark World

Chapter 5 : I Owe Your Father

Every time I got home all I see was mom, dad was always not around. Mom was doing her best to make me happy, but ever since I met that old man I forgot to smile.

Sometimes, we go out but with body guards all around us, when people see us fear are visible on their eyes. They are scared of my mom, others bowed down or looked down.

People know that I'm their only child but no name got out and as far as I know, no one ever saw my face because every time we go out I wore a hooded jacket and a mask because I don't want others to see my bruises.

Mom is trying her best to give me the best treatment every Sunday.

Today is Sunday and I'm not wishing anymore to see my dad, true I hate him.

"Go to the van and wait for me there." Uncle Dos snapped his hand in front of me, so I walked fast towards the van and hopped on it.

I looked on the window to see my reflection. My face is not that busted anymore but the bruise on my lips is visible. The medicines I made are really effective...

I got broken bones but I tried getting it back on the normal state and the fractured are healing so fast because of the medicine I drink every night.

For 4 years I bear the pain and getting used to it. Now, I can stand the pain...

I have a mission and that is to know when that old man put a substance on my food. The last time I tried sneaking in his room to find for it... I failed, he saw me and dragged me in the basement.

I tried getting out of his hold but he was too strong! Next time, I won't let him get near me. I'm faster than him but he's stronger than me, he's hulk! He tortured me once again.

You might be thinking why I did not try to escape, I did multiple times and multiple times I nearly got died. When I was 8 I tried escaping, well, I did escaped. I ran for miles and followed the route we always used if we go out every sunday but then armed men blocked my way, his people.

They brought me back to the mansion and I was tortured once again. He stabbed me with a knife, he kicked and punched me again and again.

I lost a big amount of blood and I can feel my death until I passed out. I woke up in my bed with an oxygen that keeps me breathing, yup he cured me, told you he's all around, I was unconscious for a week.

And I tried escaping once again but then faced a near death experience, I was stabbed twice but before that, he hits me many times.

Unfortunately, I am still alive, well he was my doctor, God knows what did he do to keep me alive.

Let's go back to his sleeping substance. In order to identify whether there is a substance on my food is to smell it.

According to the book, every existence can be smelled, at first I doubted it. Once I had my free time I sneaked towards the library room. The old man might be a prodigy but I'm gifted.

I hide my medicines under my bed, making sure no one can see. I've been practicing the power of smell following a book of instruction, and meditation is highly needed.

The sound of the engine made me out of my thoughts. When we reached the mansion I got out to see my mom waiting...

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We were sitting on the couch, watching a movie when dad came but my face held nothing, nor any emotions.

Mom stand up when dad walked closer to us but I remained sitting when he reached in front of me. I looked up to see him looking at me, his eyes held so many emotions but sadness took over on his face. While, my face held nothing...

"Good to see you." He said looking at me with so much emotions love, longingness and sadness. 

I nodded which made him shocked, you made me this, face it. Then, he turned back to his old expression, cold.

"I brought you a friend, he'll be your friend from now and he'll be your right hand on the right time. You can trust him." He said.

"Carlo!" He looked at the door and motioned someone to come near us. I stand up, turn my body around and looked at it.

There's a boy walking near us by the looks of it he's 12. When he got closer,

"Venice this is Carlo and Carlo this is my daughter Venice, remember what I told you." He said sternly facing Carlo.

"Yes sir." Carlo said looking at me with a smile not even glancing at my father.

I never talked to any kid before, all I talked to are older people, my parents, uncle Dos and the servants.

After dad introduced me to Carlo he left with mom.

And this kid keeps on bugging me! I ignored him but he keeps on asking what happened to my bruised face. Since I'm wearing sweater and pants, he wouldn't see my scars.

I was watching a movie but this kid keeps on poking me and I hate it.

"What!?" I snapped at him. He seemed shocked and when he recovered, he smiled widely.

"You talk! I thought you're mute, oh my! Well I'm Carlo your knight and shining armor." He raised his hand for a high five but I ignored it, he's funny, knight and shining armor, pfft!

I prefer be dead than to prolonged my misery, and what? Have my knight, what the! That's totally bullshit.

"What is it that you need? I don't care, whatever is your business with my father, just stay away from me." I said through cold voice.

He looked surprised at my voice then he turned serious.

"My business is to protect you. I'll do my best to protect you in every way I can, that's my job." He said with sincerity in his voice.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because I owe your father!" He beamed smiling widely.

Carlo is so eager to be my friend, but I always ignored him, he's just doing it for my dad. Every sunday I went home and it was not just mom that is waiting for me but also Carlo.

Dad's people is training him to become strong. His training is normal like a person that is just essentially in training. But I, I am trained like an animal...

Carlo don't know about it...

2 Months have passed, I still don't talked to him. But he just talked and nagged on things that I don't care about.

One Monday, we got just got back from the Parker's Mansion. I was ordered to fetch water from the well with two buckets to fill up two drums.

It's been easy for me, it is so light that I walked normal, not getting tired.

When I'm done, I went towards the door. Suddenly, uncle Dos tried to throw a right lower cut on my face but I felt it right away so I jumped, back before it landed. Then he tried left upper cut but I dodged it by sitting in the air fast and blowing a punch on his stomach, he stumbled back.

He got more aggressive to catch me with his arms but I docked and run fast away from him. Once he held me, there's no way to get out. So I just have to get away.

I went inside my room. Suddenly, I heard a shuffling inside my cabinet...

I opened it and so shocked to see Carlo, he looked at me fake smiling. "Wow! Yo-" I shut his mouth using my hand or uncle Dos might hear him.

"What are you doing here?" I whispered.

"I followed you, I told you I'm your knight." He said whispering with a smile wiggling his eyebrow.

He told me what he saw when I fetched a water until I fought with Uncle, like he was story telling about a superhero through whispers.

Ugh! He's a headache! When uncle Dos called me, I shut the closet "Stay here, or you'll face consequences." and I run downstairs.

He made me sit in the air with 3 books in my arms for 2 hours.

During dinner... I am still on the process of practicing the power of smell. So, I still can't reach the smell of the substance. But, I'm hungry! So, I don't care anymore of the result.

I went upstairs feeling weak. Now, I know that he put a substance on my food. I tried gathering myself and lay on my bed. "Whatever happens don't come out. Just let things happen." I know he is listening, and darkness tookover my essence.

I woke up from the shuffling. I looked up to see Carlo trying to take off the chains on my hand.

Uncle Dos put so many padlocks so it will be hard for Carlo to take it out. If Uncle Dos see him, he will also be tortured and that is possible.

"Carlo, go. now!" I told him with my stern voice.

"No! It's my job to protect you." he said trying to unlock the chains.

But then... I heard footsteps, I know Uncle Dos is coming. I tried to get him away from me but he won't budge, my hands can't move making it more difficult. "Please, go away, just go!" I whisper-yelled at him.

"I won't! Just stay still, I'll get you out of here!" I looked at him shocked...

Tears are flowing down his cheeks doing his best to unlock the chain using a pin. His eyes are telling me that he knows what that old man will do, from all the weapons around this basement...

Like the bat with dry bloods. Wait... The bat? Uncle Dos is taking the bat! Oh no!

"Carlo run!!" I shouted but he's busy unlocking the chains when he turned his head.

A bat hit him "No!" I shouted with all my voice, I can't do anything but just watched Carlo falling down in the floor... lying unconscious...

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