Nemesis: A Tale Of Vengeance

02| Hera's New Ferocity

Staring at the blank wall in front of her table was all Heuron could do. The sun's brilliant beams were obscured by a heavy cloud, making the day gloomy. The parched terrain gradually gained life as a gentle drizzle eventually started to fall. The curtain swung violently in the strong wind when she heard footsteps and a familiar, excited voice yelled behind her.

"Dear, you haven't done your lunch yet. Why? Do you feel ill? Let me make you a nice cup of coffee, you'll feel better!"

Heuron's sudden loud chuckles reverberated through the silence of the room, facing her mother. "How amazing, right! Being my Mom, you don't even know I'm allergic to coffee."

While revolving her chair to pass the enraged fierce gaze at her mother, she added. "Yes, because it seems like you left me with no way to get well." Her mother's smile disappeared as Heuron sneered. "Attending to marry a person who is twenty years my senior and whose daughter is not much younger than me for what ? Is it money, right? What percentage of his assets is he paying you for me, exactly?"

Heuron sprang up, tossing the chair aside. "This explains why you gave me a call back from the States!"

Duwana Covey was a cool-headed woman who, as far as anybody knows, let all of her anger out on her daughter. Her hands were clenched and quivering, and her pale face turned pink to red. "Please stop doing this, you have already caused me enough trouble simply by virtue of your birth!"

Heuron retreated as her mother approached her with aggression, till the woman clasped her arms firmly.

"Being an unwanted child, I gave birth to you and raised you, showering all my assets over you till today. Put an end to your foolishness, wed him, and just leave me..."

Her eyes darkened with anger, and she tightened her grip on her daughter while crying. "You keep blaming me for not loving you as much as other mothers do. Well, then, acknowledge the truth!"

Heuron's face quivered at the tightening grip causing her pain and discomfort. "I experienced molestation! Because an affluent elite was involved, I brought the case to court. Surprisingly every test that was performed on us proved him innocent and finally I wasn't permitted to abort the child. This is how you were born, my daughter!"

Shaking up her arms with frustration, her tears dissolved among her yells. "You never had a father, and I lived my whole life with that trauma. Everytime I looked at you, you reminded me of the incident so I sent you away to the States thinking you can build your own life on your own, but there! You proved me wrong again and got involved in such a problem there. I had no other choice left than to call you back."