SILVA?

EPISODE 02: DIAMOND

It wasn't quite long after mum left that dad changed completely and added womanizing to his drunkenness, he brought home various daughters of jezebel who saw it as an opportunity to extort money from him and bully myself and Diamond, each one no better than the previous ones.

Whenever I have to oppose or complain to him,he would beat it up pretty badly as that was his most enjoyable hobby since mum left and would release all of his frustrations and anger on me,of course it was better me than Diamond.

I had to take care of Diamond all by myself hence doing whatever I could like helping out at stores that doesn't mind having a minor work for them,to sweeping yards and even sometime resort to begging which of course I hated but I didn't have much choice,Dad had made it absolutely clear he wasn't responsible for our upkeep and we were only still under his shelter out of the goodness of his heart and of course I should have gone to an orphanage where at least we would have decent meals but I was so scared I'd be separated from my sister as either of us could be adopted or taken to a foster home which of course I didn't want as there was a tendency I wouldn't see my sister ever again.

It's been three years since mum left and dad completely forgot our existence although we lived in the same house,Diamond is a pretty smart child as she grasp whatever little thing I had to teach,I had dropped out of school for a long time so of course my knowledge was limited but still I'd manage to teach her to read and is so proud of how intelligent she is.

"Elle,do you think mum and Ella misses us?

"of course baby I think they do even right this minute, they're probably wondering what we're doing" I know my sister still remembers and misses mum and Daniella as she often asks about them and even tho I disliked them pretty bad,I wasn't going to make my sister feel abandoned and unloved.

"hmmm if you're asked to pick between gold or silver what will you pick?She asked switching topics easily.

"let me see,I'll say Diamond because you're my sister but since it's not part of the options I'll pick gold cause it has more value I think....why?you have some somewhere?I asked her teasingly.

"of course not,if i did I'll give it all to you" She said sweetly before continuing.

"I prefer Silver tho, everyone doesn't like it and abandons it because they think it doesn't worth much compared to others but it actually does,it just like you".

She knows,all this while I thought she was too little to understand what really was going on but instead she knows we were really abandoned.

"well I love you baby "

"I told you I'm no longer a baby anymore but a big girl now" She pouted cutely at me.

"you are always going to be my baby no matter what " I said purposely to rile her up.

"I love you too even though you're always treating me like a baby" she huffed and went on doing something else.

I looked at her with so much love and knew right then I'll do anything possible to protect and keep her save.

It wasn't long after that I failed my promise to keep her safe as tragedy struck,the only ray of light and hope in my life was diminished, Diamond fell critically ill,I had forgo my pride and prejudice and ran to my father for help but he said he had no money to spare for a sick bastard while he still spent lavishly of course both on the bottle and women.Still I had kept on begging seeing Diamond was only getting worse but he didn't budge but instead hit me for disturbing him and said it'll probably be for the best if she died.

Then,two nights after, Diamond was shaking and burning up pretty badly and seemed worse than she was before,of course I'd continue going to plead without my dad but had gotten beaten up each time,there was no one to run to as the neighbors had made it clear they wanted nothing to do with us because of dad,I was so scared and didn't know what to do so I did the only thing a ten year old could,I prayed,I cried and prayed bitterly,I prayed like I never have, begging God to spare and save my baby sister and promising him I'll forgive everyone who'd offended me and be a good girl and go to church more often but then it seem as tho God was probably on vacation that very night or he like everyone else simply abandoned me too.

"I wish mom and Ella were here and Dad didn't hate us so much and beat you up".

Those were Diamond's last words laying in my arms before giving up the ghost.I felt heartbroken and completely numb, Diamond is dead was all that kept ringing in my head.I hated God for taking Diamond away from me,I hated myself for being so selfish and not taking her to the orphanage were she might have been adopted and might live well,I hated mum for abandoning us,I hated Ella for not going with mum and asking her not to take Diamond alongside with her but mostly I hated my father or rather Richard as he doesn't deserved to be anyone's father especially mine or Diamond's, I despised him with everything inside of me for it was he who killed Diamond!!!