Safe With Me |18+

Dirty Girl.

I sat on the chair by the kitchen counter and I sipped on a bottle of water. I felt mentally exhausted, completely drained and a temptation to kill myself.

I was tired, simply put. I'd been beaten up all my life by my wretched father and I had no chance at all but to take it because I had nowhere else to go. Didn't know what else to do.

I sighed and I raked my fingers through my hair, brushing it aside. I was fucked up. And I only wished El would never feel this way.

Even though she was just a kid and witnessed such awful things, she had found a silver lining in every storm and I just couldn't help but adore her optimism. She had a knack for cheering me up without even saying a word and I think that was powerful enough over me.

Seeing her witness all the pain I went through, I knew it was taking a toll on her and affecting her mental health, but it was odd enough that she could hide it and portray her wonderful child-like behaviour.

She was mature enough I know. She knew the bullshit we dealt with. She'd seen movies without me of manslaughter and murderers escaping. She knew everything and she pretended not to.

I felt like she had the same idea as me. A mask. I knew she was broken inside seeing me the way I was. I felt like she maybe cried herself to sleep too but maybe that's just me. I just wanted her to be okay. But I knew we were too far from being that.

I felt light footsteps behind me and I didn't bother to turn. I thought if a demon was ready to take me I'd willingly offer.

"Hey, Cora." I turned around and I saw Nina smiling at me.
"Hey."

She sat next to me and placed her hand on mine. "What's on your mind, love?" I looked at her for a second and I shook my head. "Everything. It's all falling apart. I just want a safe place for my baby sister. How do I do that when I know in the end he's gonna come looking for us?"

"What do you want to do?"

"I don't know. I just...I need to stay here a little longer. Maybe I can find some connections with lawyers and judges that can take the man away."

"You stay here as long as you want. I'll take care of the lawyers." "Really?" "Cora, you're also my daughter and I wanna protect you. I mean, look at you. You should've come asking for help a long time ago."

"I felt ashamed, Nina. That I couldn't even protect myself from the devil." "But you protected her. She has no marking on her. You are her protector. And I will be yours."

I quivered and smiled slightly. "Thank you, Nina." I wrapped my arms around her. I didn't wanna cry. I felt it would've been utterly pointless.

"Tell me what happened."

"Ever since grandma died, he's been at it. He never stopped. I don't think he can. He's an angry man, Nina. He's angry with me for existing."

"You have a purpose in this world. You're gonna know what it is. After you get rid of this man, you focus on yourself. Elora will be okay."

I nodded. "Yeah."

Elora rushed into the room and I grinned. "Hey, kiddo!" "What's for snacks?!" She asked.

"Well, I made a cheesecake. Do you want that?" Nina looked at the little princess. "Wow! I love cheesecake!" "Great!"

Nina got up and she walked over to the fridge and pulled out the cake. She cut an appropriate slice for the little kid and handed it to her. "Don't spill crumbs or I'll make you clean, El."

"I won't, Nina!" She grabbed a fork and dug into the cake. I brushed her hair aside and smiled at the little rascal forcing the cake all in her mouth.

"Chew slowly, darling. I have more." Nina said.