My Sunshine

Chapter 3: Unicorn shit

AN:/ When the chapter title has nothing to do with the chapter...

Aaliyah:
I opened my eyes just to be greeted by nothing. Nothing but darkness. It's been like this for a few weeks now. No window, no food, no water, no life.

But I'm use to it.

I don't like it but I don't worry about when someone will come and save me because the answer is never.

It's cold down here.I can here everything that is going on upstairs. Currently, I hear nothing. Father left the house not so long ago.

I know this. Because he came down last night to give me some food. Usually he'll just slide it under the door but there is no need to do that.

He's teasing me because I am chained to my bed. He knows I can't reach the food.

These aren't any normal chains they are heavy and all rusted up; the smell like dirty coins too.

There's not one day that goes by when I don't wonder where I am. Where is Ahmed? Where is mom? Where am I?

Creaks in the stairs awoke me from my lucid dream. I saw the door swing open. I played dead to avoid any confrontation.

"Now now now don't play that 'I'm sleeping shit' getcho ass up" my fathers voices boomed in this small room causing ecos.

"Bu-but I'm chained down and I'm weak. I can't get up" I whined.

My father chucked and came closer to the bed.

One step away from the door is all it took to reach my bed. That's how small this room was. The closer he got to me the tighter my muscles became.

He shuffled through his pocket and took out a key. "Neowww shtand uppp." He's words were slurred.

He must be drunk. God knows what he'll do to me in this state

He took my arm and use the key to unlock it

I felt the bruises I my wrist. I tried to massage it but that was no good.

My body finally rose out of the bed that I've been lying on for the past few weeks. I could still feel where I was shot. There was no one to nurse me back to health.

"Follow me." He walked upstairs as I followed behind him.

The last time I saw up stairs was when we got of the plane. Of course by then Ahmed was gone.

There was a pink pool man waiting at the door. We both stood there looking at it for a few seconds.

Then, father broke the silence.

"Well... go."

I looked at him confused "wha..what?"

"You heard me leave. You're boring I don't want you here. I rather turn my basement into a man cave or even better an execution center." He said rubbing his chin hairs as if he was planing decorating ideas in his head as he spoke

"But dadd-"

"Nope it's Leonardo to you" he cut me off

Tears welled up in my eyes but I refused to let it drop.  Ahmed said I was a big girl so imma act like it.

He started tapping his foot impatiently waiting for me to take the small pool man; which was probably filled with dusty old clothes.

"Dadd-" i corrected myself "Leonardo where will I go from here? I'm only 11, I don't know anything, and I've never been to America before, yet alone New York "