Phantom Of Love (Friend Series #2) | ✓

Chapter 16

TRIGGER WARNING: CHILD ABUSE.

Iraia's POV

                                                                                                     Flashback

"What happened to you darling?" dad asked kneeling infront of me while looking at my small scratches on my arms. I was about to say something but mom cutted me off.

"She was playing outside at nadapa siya," maikling paliwanag niya kaya naiiyak ko siyang tinignan.

She looked at me and smiled sweetly. A fake one. 

Dad stood up and kissed mom on the cheeks as he left to work. I badly wanna cry by the time he stepped out of the house.

"One word Iraia. Magsumbong ka lang sa Daddy mo, papatayin ko kayong dalawa," she looked at me sternly with dark expression while gripping my arms tightly as I innocently nodded.

"Good." she said at nilagpasan ako.

I was just four years old. Scared of my own mother. For the past years everything was okay within our family. Everyone was happy and people would admire how perfect our family was. A loving husband, a caring wife and two innocent children, a perfect family package.

But in a blink of an eye, everything changed. Blood scattered in our perfect family picture, but none was able to see behind the curtains this family have. 

An angel to everyone but a devil in disguise. A beauty with a blood stained dress. A wolf hiding in a sheep's body ready to attack beneath everyone's innocent eyes. 

"Mommy it hurts po! Bitiwan mo po ako!" naiiyak na sambit ko habang kinakaladkad niya ako pababa ng hagdan.

"Masasaktan ka talaga kung hindi mo bibilisan bumababa. Ikaw talaga napakatigas ng ulo mo! I already told you not to mess up your room at hindi mo ako sinunod!" malakas na sigaw niya.

My small feet started aching while stepping down the big stairs.

"I was just playing po since you forbid me to play with Amaris and Athalia po!"

"Aba't sumasagot pa!" I cried harder when she slapped me dahilan para mamali ako ng pagapak sa hagdan. I felt my small body rolling down the stairs.

"Iraia!!"

"Ouch... it hurts..." I groaned.

"What happened?!" Dad shouted and mom immediately cried infront of me.

"Iraia, baby are you okay?" she concernly asked me with tears as she sobbed.

"She... she was walking and she tripped and fall. I wasn't able to catch her..." she cried as she hugged me tighter. Sobbing like a real mother while Dad was caressing her back.

"It's okay, it wasn't your fault." he said.

What an actress. She deserves a grammy award.

I glanced at Enzo behind her, he knows.

Dad carried me to my bedroom and healed my wounds and bruises. I looked up to see mom glaring at me behind dad. I gulp.

I was playing next to our indoor pool when suddenly someone pushed me. Causing myself to drown. I saw mom smirking at me as I gasped for air. I felt someone pick me up and drag me to the side.

When I touched the edge of the pool I was out of breath. I almost died.

"Iraia, are you okay?" Enzo asked me. When I glanced at mom she was glaring at me.