My Stepfather

Torture Night

"Hello! Please let me go?" I screamed as I struggled out of my ropes. I was trapped.

I remembered how the kidnappers broke in. I knew that I went downstairs to the kitchen to drink a glass of water as I was beginning to feel faint.

As soon as I got there, I heard the bell.

"I'll get it!" I managed to say to Mother and then went to the door.

As soon as I opened I saw the young boy who had let me go.

"I'm sorry," he whispered before he injected a needle into my neck. That one prick was enough to blind, and kill me. I couldn't resist it.

"Shut up!" The hat guy said, his voice rang in my ears.

"I hate you!" I said gritted my teeth. I was blindfolded and I couldn't see anything.

"Let me go!" I screamed as I felt the ropes tighten around me.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Stop struggling!" He said.

"It's okay, calm down now! I'm right here!" He added in a calm soothing voice. It wasn't his voice. It was Kai's voice.

I opened my eyes to find myself asleep on my bed. The room was still dark except the dancing butterflies.

Someone was stroking my head and an arm wrapped around me.

Mother had scared me, her arm felt like the rope around me. I knew she loved me. She was here and caressing my hair.

I wanted to hug her and tell her that I was sorry.

I  sighed silently.

"Shhh!" She said as he kissed my head. Her voice sounded deeper. Maybe, she was sick.

The weather was changing and after having an awful dreams about Kai killing me, I had to cry and be safe. And her arms were the perfect place!

I turned to face her and froze as I saw Kai. He had pulled me close to him with his arm still around my waist.

He was lying by me on my bed, he had his eyes closed but I knew he wasn't asleep! He was stroking my hair as he hugged me.

"What the....." I began.

"You're okay, you'll be fine!" He replied.

"Get out of my room... and get your hand off me!" I suggested as I pushed his hand off.

"Na-young? I am worried about you, is there something I need to change about myself. You've simply been into those friends of yours ever since we moved?" He asked still lying by me.

"No, I'm going to sleep!" I said as I turned the other way.

"Na-young!" He spoke as he put his arm around me and pulled me to him. My back was now against his chest and he was hugging me, it was an uncomfortable position.

"Kai, let go or I'll scream!" I said.

"What's up with you, you're making me worry, I really care...." he began.

"I'd rather you let go right NOW!" I exclaimed.

"You'll tell me what's wrong then, everything!" He said as he released me.

I sat up and he did too. He pulled a chair and sat next to my bed.

"First of all, I hate you! Second, why were you in my bed? Third, ever heard of knocking?" I said.

"That's not what I intended to hear?" He spoke sternly.

"You're not my father Kai, so stop trying to be! You're really young? Why did you marry Mother? It's not like you love her.She's much much older than you! And don't you ever feel weird? Raising a teenager who hates you for all your worth! Kai, I don't like you.

I wish Mother didn't marry, we were fine before, but you can't keep trying to make your place when you know that I would never accept you as anyone but a "man, who stole my Mother from me!" I replied.

"Na-young, no, I'm not trying to take the place of your father, I know that, but I truly love your Mother, I felt our connection the first time we met, I didn't know that you felt that I stole her from you, you were uneasy and you fainted so I had to put you in bed and then you were muttering something weird and you looked so adorable and pretty, I love you Na-young, I truly love you, you're my only.... he began.

"Are you insane? You "Love" me, after I told you that I hate you!" I said.

"And you don't love Mother, if you did, you'd be by her side rather than in my room!" I remarked brushing my hair out of my face.

"I've been with her but because I love you, I came to check on you! Love is a beautiful thing, it makes you care for someone deeply and creates a sense of completion of life and you guys are that to me, you need to feel love, that sense of it losing someone, feeling of trust, and the best part , it only grows when a new person comes in to your life, your Mother loves you still as much as I do!" He said.

"I don't believe in love, not after you came in my life! I said annoyed because I knew the truth as well as he did, Love was strongest feeling I've ever felt because he came into my life.

A love for him that I wanted to kill and meeting him that night was torture as I wanted him out.

How long does he plan to lie? But what if he really loved Mother? I couldn't take that away? He worried about me? What if that was true too! Maybe, I was wrong? I cannot be.....but everyone said that he was a great guy! He scared me! But a fear of being someone who would matter in life, someone who would be my father, take his place. I won't give in! Never!

"GET OUT OF MY ROOM! You are not my Father and stop acting like you care!" I shouted as he was startled.

"Okay, calm down sweetie!" He said as he held me down.

"Don't touch me," I said as I eyed him but with a worried expression. Tears were beginning to form in my eyes because I felt sorry for my words! I wish I didn't have feelings!

"If you don't want to tell me then it's okay but I can tell there is something wrong, you're still my family and I will do anything to protect you!" He said as he left.

Had I mumbled my dream louder? Had he heard anything! I breathed a sigh of relief but I was ashamed of my actions and a three day grounding wasn't enough! I cried myself to sleep after my torturous experience with the man who I claimed was a monster all my life. Until now, that is!