"You sure you won't come with me Aliah?"
"No it's fine.Besides,we got some catching ups to do with my friends so I won't stay here as well."
"Okay.you tak care.I'll text you when Im home."
I waved her goodbye as I got out of the house to visit my aunt downtown.
My eyes were on the road as the cab takes me to my aunt's place,but my mind focused on what the driver was saying to the person on the other end of the phone.
"You know what,just think positively and a lot of Positivity can be absorbed."I dont mean to eavesdrop but my only choice is to overhear the advice of the taxi driver.
"Yes.I understand.What I mean is,whenever you pray,pray for your healing.Pray that things will be all right.Not the other way around"He kept on repeating the exact same sentences over and over again and it replayed in my mind several times since I arrived on what seemed to be a chaotic house.a lot worse than ours.
Few minutes have already passed but Im still standing outside Aunt Luz's house,trying to sort out what she and her live-in partner were arguing about.
"Fuck you Luz!You know what?You are a worthless piece of shit!"
"Look who's talking!Can't you atleast limit your words?!You know we're with two innocent children here!"
Their voices were echoing inside their small nearly empty house and I could clearly hear my two little cousins trying to stop their parents from their never ending craps in life.
"I dont fucking care Luz!I can say whatever I want because Im the man here.And I can do whatever I want to you!"
A rumbling sound was heard so I immediately stood up and went inside to check if the children are okay.
"Shut your mouth or I'll slit your neck in front of your children."
A gasp escaped its way to my mouth when I saw Jerry pointing a knife towards my aunt.
Jerry didnt seem to notice my entrance so I quickly went to my cousins' direction.Wayne was covering her little sister's eyes with both of his hands.
"What,you still wanna talk huh?You want to get out of this house?Try it again and you'll be dead Luz,dead!""Listen,Wayne?Why dont you go outside and I'll call someone to help you get out of here?"I whispered to Wayne as I neared to him.
He doubted but nodded immediately and rushed outside the hell-like place with her whimpering little sister.I breathed in a lot of air while dialling mom's cell number,But it turned out that she was too busy talking to that shitty old man.Instead,I dialled my best friend's number.He picked up after the second ring.
"H-hey Rod!Rod I need you right now!Please come over here at aunt Luz's house!"I half-whispered to him.
My voice came out as a rush so I assumed he didnt clearly understand it.
"Hey calm down,something's up?Okay Ill be there in ten."Hanging up the phone and taking in a lot of courage,
"HEY!Who do you think you are?!Do you want me to call the cops right now?!"
Fear plastered on my face when he turned around and looked at me questioningly with a raised brow.
"Oh,I didnt notice you were there,Hailey!"
Jerry slowly put the knife away from her neck and tears streamed down my poor aunt's face.He made an evil smirk that fear made its way to my brain when he brought his attention back to my crying aunt and punched her face,real hard that made her fall on the floor.
"You'll never get away with this Jerry!" I shouted at the top of my lungs,not caring if neighbors heard it.Jerry grabbed his jacket and stormed off using the back door.--
"I'm getting really scared Hailey.He's getting worse as days go by.He cannot contain his emotions anymore but I can't do anything.There were times that he slapped Wayne lots of times and pushed Nikki that bumped her head to the edge of the center table!"
Loud sobs are echoing inside the living room for about thirty minutes now.Aunt Luz really cannot stand being here anymore."I-I feel really helpless,you know?Whenever we try to leave this house,he'll always stop us.He hurts me a lot even in front of our children!He comes home really really drunk that he doesnt know what he's capable of anymore!"
Trying to calm her down by gently rubbing my hand at her back only made her cry even louder.
She hugged me and tears streamed down my face as well as I hugged her tighter while soothing her back.I dont really know what to say,what advice to give because I can't even solve my own problems.
My aunt,who was once a happy teenager,got into this kind of situation when she disobeyed her parents at an early age.
Got pregnant,got mistreated and misunderstood.She was angered by grandpa,even told her that she wasnt his daughter.Even a little glimpse of support wasnt given by him.She was forced to live-in with her former'kind'and'gentleman partner.
Now she's here.Having two lovely children who seemed to be much affected by their parents' situation,a small apartment with an owner that often sue them because of unpaid apartment rentals-- and a brutal live-in partner.Wow.She can now get a crown for being The Most Battered Wife at the age of 24.
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Teen Fiction"It is easy." I've been welcomed by life for almost 16 years and not even a hint of 'easy' had I found dealing with it. Every single thing is crap,bullshit. What could get worse?When could any of these possibly get better?