Existence

Chapter 23 "Parents"

He said, "Come on, it's not that bad, you only failed at Math! All of us know that Math is miserable!"

"Well! I should not fail Math! If Math is that miserable, I can be worse than Math!"

"That's right! You can do better!"

"But... My Dad will..." I whispered

"What's the matter?" Christian asked

"I don't want to see him... Just one tiny bit wrong thing that I do, he causes my wounds..."

"Why don't you settle things? He's your father, he will understand you"

"He never did... I don't feel like he's my father at all"

"Look, why don't you just try and talk to him, if it causes your wounds... Just stay with your Grandma, just for a while" he added

After the date with Christian, I went to Grandma's house for a place to sleep

I can't sleep that night thinking my Dad will hurt me again because of my grades

Thinking I will get a bruise again

Thinking I can't walk because of his punches

Let me sleep...

The other day, the day I will show my grades to my parents

When I arrived at our house, the gate and door are widely open while my parents are sitting on the couch waiting for me

I then stepped inside and sat on the couch

My Mom asked, "How were your grades, Nova?"

I answered, "It's- It's good"

"Never been good. You're never good!" My Dad suddenly shouted

"You haven't even seen my grades yet! What is wrong with you?!" I suddenly yelled without ever thinking about what I was doing

I suddenly covered my mouth and trembled

He suddenly stood up and slapped my face which has made my nose bleed

Hot tears streamed down my face, and I squeezed my eyelids shut in the hope my tears would stop but I can't

I cry more as I see my Mother not caring about me as she was looking down on me

I doubt that the two of these are my parents...

She suddenly shouted, "Nova! You should've shown us your grades first before you start a useless show!"

Mom... The Mother I know I have, the Mother who wakes up earlier than her daughter to make her breakfast. The Mother who comforted her daughter when she admitted her cheating at school. The Mother who had let her daughter hug her. The Mother who asked 'What's the matter' when her daughter was crying. Who are you? You're not the Mother I used to have...

She shouted again, "Nova!"

I then handed the card to her

As she was staring at the card,

"Your Father is right. You're never good" she spoke roughly

My Mom then handed the card to my Dad

He suddenly stood up and hardly kicked my leg

My tears keep watering continuously as they just let the card fall to the floor and left me crying

The other day, I decided to leave the house and stay in Grandma's house for a while

1 in the afternoon, I called Christian on the phone and he answered

"Can we go for a walk in the park?" I asked

He answered, "Sure... Uh, so how was the talk with your Parents?"

"I'll say everything later. See you"

"Okay, see you, take care, Honey"

I hunged up

I then got upstairs to get my clothes

While I was looking for clothes to wear, I started to cry as I can't forget about what happened yesterday

I tried to calm down and stop my tears but I can't

And all of a sudden, I thought about Christian's smile as it stops my tears, calmed me down, and comforted me

When I arrived at the park, he suddenly approaches me and said, "What happened with your cheeks? And why you can't walk properly? Nova, what happened?"

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