"No, I don't want to! You can't make me!" I shouted at her, even though I knew she could, and she knew. She had the power to make me do anything, and she especially loved to bring harm to me.
Oh really, dear Chermaine? You know I have control over you.
Her voice was like silk, but I know it would soon tear and become ragged and rough. I know that, because it's happened before, resulting in a black eye and bruises all over my stomach.
Shut your face, Chermaine.
"No. I don't want to shut my face," I fought back in vain. This would never work.
You will.
Her voice was stern and bubbling now. I know that it would soon boom at high decibel levels that were only audible to me. I could feel her held back anger, a pile of rocks about to tumble, trapping me under their heavy, gray bodies.
CHERMAINE, LISTEN TO ME. What are your ears for, huh? They're for listening, AREN'T THEY?
I gulped and shut my mouth.
Good. I thought you were never going to shut up that filthy mouth of your's. Now. You need to be disciplined for talking about me.
I nodded to the air.
Go pick up that jar over there.
I did.
Very nice. You're behaving quite well today, I must say.
I didn't say anything. It was better not to.
Now, since this is almost the tenth time I've ever caught you-smash it onto your head.
My eyes widened. I couldn't bring myself to do that.
"I-I can't do-"
But you will.
"But the glass will break and go into my head and- and,"
I said you will. Chermaine, don't you dare disobey me again
A black growling figure seeped into the edge of my vision. This can't be happening.
But then again, it's already happened a thousand times before.
"You-no, you-you can't make me do this!" I repeated again. There were tears forming in my eyes now. I gripped the jar with two sweaty hands, embellished with scars that have formed over the past years. Pitcher was nearing me, his jaws wide open, preparing to nip me on my ankle, which was already decorated with a variety of never-healing bruises from forceful slamming into rock-hard corners.
Do it, Chermaine.
I brought the jar down onto my head.
