The Desire Within

Chapter 10

The bathroom floor was cold.

The skin on Dexinaiyas' legs had goosebumps all over them, and she sat on the bathroom floor in the dark. She had been zoned out for some time now.

Dexinaiya had gotten home from her dance lesson at 2:30 in the morning. She had been taking them for 4 month now. Her dance instructor would inform her dad of her progress so he would not have to come in and see for himself.

Even so , her dad would still make an appearance in some way to express his authority.

He would be sitting on her couch, lighting a cigarette while she stood their staring at him. He wouldn't look at her or even speak. The silence would become too uneasy for Dexinaiya . She would open her mouth to speak, but her dad would interrupt her.

"I told you that you'll speak when I tell you too."

Dexinaiya mouth would immediately shut as she placed her things on to her kitchen counter.

"Dexinaiya,  my child, you have made so much progress. I am proud of the skills you have gained. It makes me happy to know that you are making the process for my gain in money so much. Just remember , don't even try and disobey me, or you'll end up like your uncle donny. "

Dexinaiya felt a hot tear fall down her cheek. The cold floor on her thigh became unbearable as she curled up into herself.

That name.

How could she forget it.

Dexinaiyas breath hitches as she stares at the wall in front of her. Her heart was pounding to the point where it corrupted her hearing. Her throat hurt as she held back a wail.

She didn't want to remember. Why did she have to remember?

The darkness of the bathroom just made everything all too real.

Her uncle was dead.

Her mother was absent.

Her dad was cruel.

And she was a pawn.

Dexinaiya finally decided to get up from her bathroom floor and into her bed. She felt weak.

She grabbed her phone and instinctually looked at her schedule that her dad sent her. She didn't have a lesson today, but she still had to go out and look for dancer supplies.

She thought it would be a good distraction and so she turned her phone off and grabbed her tote bag off the floor.

Heading out of her apartment, she rummaged through her bag for her car keys. By the time she was at her car she managed to grab them and unlock her car.

Dexinaiya drove until she was at a nearby store that sold what she needed. At this point, Dexinaiya had gone autopilot . She entered the parking lot and chose a space in the back.

As she stared out the window she let out an exhausted sigh.

'It has really come to this huh?' She thought.

All this fighting to get her freedom back, to be a person again but to no avail. She felt as if giving up fighting her dad , giving up thinking she could escape this was the best option at this point.

Dexinaiya left her car and headed towards the store.

Once she entered, the smell of perfume and cigarettes hit her nose. She perked up at the smell. She hadn't had a smoke in a while, she even forgot about their existence. Looking to the front counter she saw the arrangement of brands being displayed.

She made her way towards the clerk, who was already smoking himself. Dexinaiya looked at the brand she always got and finally made eye contact with the guy. To her surprise he already was looking  at her with a smile.