ETACIDNYS SERIES 1: EROSIAN HERRERA

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Rarity felt her heart sink as she looks at Erosian fixing the stuff on the messy table as if he is reminiscing. "What happened?" Rarity looked at the plates and wiped them with the use of her hands.

The dust formed in her fingertips, she quickly rubbed it off and looked at Erosian. Standing and quiet in the dim light.

Erosian went silent for a second, "When my father rescued me from my cruel mother, I stayed here in Greece, due to that stupid family tradition, he often leaves the country to go back to the Philippines, I was left alone with no friends, no mother, no father" Rarity looked at Erosian who is turning his back on her.

She just silently listens to him as he opens up for her, "Some of my aunties and uncles blamed me, saying that I'm not a real Herrera but a bastard's child, my mother had a lover, after all, she cheated, many times. I was left here, and all I receive is hate. My butler and nanny also treated me in the same way, they don't care if I wonder in the area, and they didn't even care if I starve, too much for a kid who is coping with abuse"

Rarity wiped the tears that fell from her eyes, she felt so sad about him.

Hearing him about his past is enough to soften her heart and at the same time get pierced with billions of needles, after all, he was just a kid.

"One time I was playing in the garden, alone, of course, I accidentally threw the ball into my uncle's tea, making him mad, he hit me with his cane, in my head, and everything flashed in my eyes, the way my mother abuses me, or how her lover does," His voice says all the pain he felt.

"I just sit on the grass accepting his beating, like it's the normal way to do, that is what I believed, whenever Mom beats me up, I should just sit and accept the beating or I'll get the worst" Erosian gripped on the cup he is holding.

"He hit my head that time, it bleeds and I fainted. I know it is blurry but I can feel that someone is brushing my hair, I saw Dad, dream or not, in that time, I felt like I'm loved, when I woke up Dad already left to go back, and my uncle saw me again and he is mad, he lifted me into my bed and threw me across the room, then he threw the vase near me, instead of fighting back I did what I know what's right, sit like a dog and accept the beating"

Erosian sighed, "All my life I believe that I have no right to cry, sitting on the cold floor, gripping my clothes, preventing tears from my eyes, that is something I mastered, I have no place to cry"

Rarity looked up as tears formed in her eyes, how can people do that to their family? She didn't expect to hear such stories from him, thinking a child finding comfort and love, he expected to receive it from his family but it didn't.

"He left the room while I was there sitting on the floor with the shattered glass of the vase, my nanny entered the room, and when I looked at her, I lost it, the looks on her face, I will never forget it, she looked at me like I was a burden or a garbage to clean, pure of disgust and annoyance" Nabigla ang katawan ni Rarity ng makinig ng bagay na nabasag.

"I ran away on that scene, I ran into these woods, I didn't know where to go, then I saw this lake, it is peaceful, I stayed for a bit then looked around the area, I got lost and I can't go back, but no one even tried to look for me, I was scared, it's dark and scary" Erosian bitterly laughed at his memory.

"I manage to go back to the castle, and you know what's funny? When I came back it seems like they didn't enjoy it, ever since I took care of myself, get ready, bath myself, make my food, then decided to go back here, until I memorized it, I slowly build this on my own, no one cares what I do so they didn't check on me"