⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This content may contain strong language, violence, murder, blood, and killing. Please proceed with caution.
Her POV
She's sleeping now after a minute of singing me a song. I caress her checks and trace those two tiny moles on her right check that nobody noticed. Yes, I didn't sleep. I refused to sleep. I just close my eyes and pretend that I was asleep. I want to hear her voice until she finishes the song. For once, I felt comfortable lying in bed and not being scared of the pouring rain, the roaring thunder that scared the hell out of me, and the flash of lightning that sends shivers to my spine, since I was just a kid. She sounds like an angel singing me a lullaby. It feels so soft and gentle. Why are you so gentle to me, Rinaya?
And why are you so brave Rinaya? Behind those smiles, no one knows that you're in pain. Haunted by those memories. But you still have a strong faith towards God even though he took everything in you. He's cruel for letting your siblings die. I don't know why you still believe in him. Still praying for the Man who's not showing his self to the people whenever they need him.
But behind all of this rage towards him is a little hope that maybe, just maybe he could listen for me, just once. That he will let me have what I really want.
I never felt this comfort since my mom died. She was my everything, both her and my sister. Mom was 6 months pregnant, and at the time we knew the gender of my baby sister, I was the one who named her, Grace. I'm so excited to see her, play with her and grow together.
It was Christmas eve when everything was busy preparing food and decorating the dining hall. Mom and I were so happy to bake cakes and cookies. But suddenly we heard a loud bang of the door. A man entered the hall with his red eyes, his gritted teeth, and a face full of anger. A monster indeed. I was so scared of him every time he was like that. Mom tried to call him by his name.
"Shun what happened?" But he didn't listen he just stopped in front of the long table and shouted very loudly.
"EVERYONE OUT NOW!" And the maids and guards obeyed him. Of course he's the Master of this Mansion.
"Hey Shun calm down" Mom tried to calm him but to my shock he slapped my Mom very hard.
I was there, standing. Watching what he did next to my Mom. He choked her. I started crying and walked towards them and tried to stop him from doing it to my mom. But he just pushed me. When he knew that my mom was nearly out of breath, he then let go of her and turned his attention to me. While Mom is now sitting on the floor, catching her breath, while looking at me with full of concern in her eyes.
"You! You ruined everything! You and your fucking Father! Fuck him! And fuck you!" I don't know what he's talking about. I was too young to understand it all. All I could see was my Mom grabbing something on the table.
"He will not know that he had a child with this bitch! Fuck him! I waited years to do this! To finally kill both of you! But fuck it she'll get sad if I did it. But now? Who cares? I can finally kill you!" He then grabbed me on my shoulders and dug his finger nails on it. It was so painful. I cried because of the pain. But I'm more shocked by the next thing he did. He grabbed something on his back and pointed it to my head, while he was laughing like a devil. I was so scared but I couldn't scream. My hands and body are shaking. Am I going to die on this Christmas eve?
And then I saw Mom still catching her breath, she smashed the Bottle of champagne on Shun's head. I saw him collapse on the floor. As Mom ran towards me and hugged me very tight.
"Claudia..dear please listen to Mommy. Go to this address, to this Man written on this card. Tell him that you're my child, that you are his child.." tears streaming down on my mother's face as she told me all of it.
