Beautifully Broken

Prologue ~ (2 years ago)

Violetta ~
I was doing my paperwork when I could hear shouting coming from the stairway as I walked closer to the stairs, I saw my dad at the bottom shouting mine and Roxy's names.

As we walked downstairs, we saw our dad leaning on the fireplace when he saw us, he embraced us tightly we could smell a dose of alcohol on his clothes I knew he was drunk as we pulled away, he looked at me in a way I couldn't describe.

Roxy: Daddy, have you been drinking again?

Herman: No honey, I am just happy to see you.

Violetta: Dad I can smell alcohol all over your clothes.

Herman: Violetta not in front of your sister, I have not been drinking.

Violetta: Roxy why don't you go up to bed, while I talk to dad?

Roxy: Okay, Violetta Can you read me a bedtime story?

Roxy went upstairs and got ready for bed and chose a book for Violetta to read, as she waited in bed, she could hear shouting and swearing to come from downstairs.

Violetta: you know what dad ever since mom left us you haven't stopped drinking, you come home drunk every night.

Herman: Violetta, your mom has gone and she's not coming back she's got a new family and she's happy.

Violetta: Are you happy dad? By drinking and gambling all your wages down the drain.

Herman: Listen here missy just because you're old enough to understand these things I can tell you know you will not mention any of this to your sister do you understand?

Violetta: What? So, she can know that her dad is a DRUNKARD and dickhead who regrets his life.

Herman: GO TO YOUR ROOM VIOLETTA!!!

Violetta: I am 20 years old dad; you can't tell me what to do.

Herman: you go to your room right now Violetta or... *lifts his hand about you hit her*

Violetta: Or what you'll abuse me just like mom isn't that why she left because you bruised her so much?

Violetta: I can't believe it, Mom deserved someone better and Roxy and I deserve a better father. Tomorrow I am taking Roxy and we are going to live on our own because I can't live here any longer, I am not leaving Roxy here on her own because you might abuse her, and I don't think this is the place for a 12-year-old girl.

Herman: Fine, leave as I care, I never cared when your mom left, why would I care about you walking out the door?

Violetta: I'll tell you why because we are your daughter's Dad, you're supposed to care for us and instead you're just a disappointment to us both.

I walked away after saying what I said, I didn't regret any of what I was saying, I know what you're thinking what are you going to tell Roxy? Well, I'm just going to be truthful to her we won't be homeless because Lodovica my best friend will let us stay with her for a bit, where tomorrow Roxy has school and I am being promoted to a new office block, as I walked into Roxy's room she was crying whilst hugging her knees I felt really bad for her, I scooped her into my arms and I rubbed her back as she sat on my lap.

It was horrible for a girl her age to go through this, but what could I do I was going through the same thing when I was her age, I took the book she chose and started to read to her, she was still hugging her knees until she looked up at me with her teary eyes, I put my arm around her as she snuggled into me.

I read the book as I looked at her, she was opening and closing her eyes until she fell instantly asleep, I closed the book and kissed her goodnight, before I could get up, she grabbed my arm.

Roxy: Violetta?

Violetta: Yeah?

Roxy: Why have you been shouting at daddy?

Violetta: it doesn't matter, all I will say is when you come home from school, we will have a new house.

Roxy: Are we moving with daddy?

Violetta: No, we are moving on our own without daddy, it's just going to be you and me.

Roxy: but why can't we live here with daddy?

Violetta: Because daddy is being impulsive and immature, so it's better if we just let him get on with his life.

Roxy: Are you sure he wants that?

Violetta: Listen, sweetie, you have had a hard childhood and I'm not going to lie I have is well, I think it's time I get you out of this house because I want you to have a great upbringing not what you got now.

Roxy: Okay, I love you, Sister.

She fell back off to sleep, I went into my room and put my paperwork into my bag ready for tomorrow before I put it in my bag, I looked at the letter with the name Leon Vargas wow, he sounds dangerous.

This is the office block I'm being promoted to Leon Vargas is going to be my new boss which is going to be weird because my original boss was Tomas Heredia, but we also had a fling off and on, well we were more of Sex partners then dating but he was everything I needed to cool off, especially with what was going on at home with my parents arguing a new baby sister having sex with Tomas was just to get my mind off it, I've done it everywhere with him.

On his desk, on my desk, on the sofa even on my bedroom floor which is why there are white stains all over my floor from coming on it.

But then I grew up and Roxy was looking up to me, so I had to stop the fling with Tomas where I had a lot of responsibility with paperwork and looking after Roxy, I didn't have time for a relationship never alone sex, so Tomas just went back to being my boss.

After I put the papers back in my back, I lay on my bed and I fell asleep soon after I turned out my lights.