The Abused

CHAPTER#13: For the Love of Lies

My aunt clears her throat from the kitchen,"Dinner is served everyone, come have a seat at the table please." I walk over to the dining room table as Darryl pulls out my chair for me. I sit down and he pushes it in for me.

I notice Connor doing the same thing for my mom. Melvina pulls up a chair next to me and I feel more relaxed. My mom and Connor sit across from me, Melvina, and Darryl. Lily sits on the opposite end of the table.

This should be interesting. There's plates of lasagna sitting infront of all of us. There are also 2 pitchers filled with water and the other strawberry lemonade. I just wait for my aunt to take a seat at the table with us.

She comes over to the table with a huge bowl of salad and a bag of croutons along with a bottle of ranch.
She sits all of the items in the middle of the table. Then she pulls out a chair and sits at the other end of the table.

Connor speaks up,"So, India how does it feel to finally meet your family?" Is he serious, what is he talking about? Darryl says,"Oh come on dad, what are you her therapist? Chill out."

Connor says,"If I were you I'd watch your mouth young man. I was talking to India." Darryl slams his fists on the table and says,"She's  not even your daughter, so I don't have to do anything!" My mom says,"ENOUGH!"

Melvina grabs a cup fills it with lemonade and starts drinking it. I can see her smirking a bit. 'Well, it all depends on what your trying to say.'

Connor says,"I just want to know if you feel happy now that you're around you family." Melvina sets her cup down on the table pretty aggressively. Melvina says,"What are you trying to really say? She has family right here.  Are you saying that we aren't good enough family for her?"

"Stop it Melvina," says my aunt. I say,'Look, I feel fine... there's honestly no way to feel right now. Mr.Wilson, I feel like this is all new.'

Connor says,"Sweetheart, you can call me father if you'd like to. Afterall, once you move in with us you'll feel right at home." I furrow my eyebrows clearly confused, what? 'Woah, woah, woah.. who says I'll be moving in with you guys?'

My mom says,"India, baby I want to be there for you. Why won't you just move in with us?" 'I-I can't, no.. really I- I'm sorry I have friends here.' Connor says,"You can always make new ones, Darryl has a car you can ride to school together in the morning."

I was thinking about what to say before I said it.

         

             *Flashback*

"How, why would she do this to me? WHY?!?"
    
I creep around the stairway and I see dad sitting on the couch with empty liquor and beer bottles surrounding him. He's been crying.

I slowly walk down the stairs hoping he doesn't look my way. I just want to get some pizza. I'm so hungry. As I'm walking down the steps I trip and fall. 'Ouch!' My face hit one of the steps on the way down and boy does my lower back hurt.

I quickly get up and try to get myself together. He's glaring at me with those red.. eyes. "YOU," he says while pointing at me. He got up from the couch and stumbled a little. Walking towards me.

I limp all the way in the kitchen and into a corner crouching, and praying to god that I could go back upstairs unharmed. "She left me because of you, you know don't cha?"

I shake my head 'no' shivering because my bare legs made contact with the cold marbel floor. "That slut, left me all alone to take care of.. YOU. Ha all I ever did was help the bitch, and she used me." I had my knees up to my chest rocking back and forth with my eyes closed.