[slowburn]
Saesha Krishnamurthy's life was anything but normal. After surviving her traumatic life for 15 years, she decides to escape from the hell she has been raised at.
She chooses to hide her scars and leave the past behind to start her new l...
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"They are her parents. The guy has been hiding them in the house's basement for six years" Akshay turns his attention back to Saesha to see her struggling to breathe.
"Are you okay, bella?" he asks, gently caressing her cheeks. His touch seems to ease her as she turns to him and slightly nods. The officer leaves the room, leaving them with her parents.
"I'll wait outside-" he starts but she accidentally shakes her head and winces in pain
"Don't do that"
"Stay. Please" he nods before taking her hands in his and pecking them.
"Sai, can we talk?" her mother speaks, her voice groggy. Tears start to roll down both of their faces and Saesha grips his hand, tightly. He squeezes back and starts to draw random circles on the back of her hand with his thumb.
"Y-yes" she finally manages to mumble out a response and watches her parents taking small steps towards her. Akshay gently lets go of her hand and offers them both a chair to sit on.
"Thank you" her father speaks and Akshay nods before taking his seat next to her and holding her hands.
"What happened to her?" her mother sniffles, looking at her daughter.
"She has suffered a severe concussion and..sexual abuse...for years" Akshay clears his throat, the words suddenly turning heavy to drag out of his mouth.
"Sai, we are so sorry" her mother breakdowns unable to control herself, covering her mouth with her palms to muffle the sobs. Her husband wraps an arm around her shoulder and lets out the tears he has been holding for years. Saesha's eyes brim with tears and she slowly turns her head to the other side, not wanting to see her parents cry.
Seeing her, Akshay slowly leans toward her face and asks her if she is okay. She mumbles out her response and her lips quiver.
"You don't have to do this now if you don't want to, Cara" he whispers, placing a kiss on her cheek.
"No. I'll have this conversation now" he nods, threading his fingers with her.
"We are so sorry, Bubba. We have failed to trust you and keep you safe. I'm sorry" her father's voice cracks and she could no longer keep in her tears. She lets the tears flow out of her eyes and Akshay gently squeezes her hand, his heart sinking at the sight of her crying.
"We are so sorry...we have..failed...you" her mother says in between her sobs.
A few years ago,
When Ajay started to touch her in places she doesn't want him to, she quickly finds their parent's room to talk about it. Gently knocking on the door, she opens the door when her mother yells out the response to come in.
Saesha steps into the room, and her mother's face glows at the sight of her daughter. She nervously fidgets with the hem of her shirt and walks toward her mother.
