Break me

punishment

For every action there is an equal consequence

I knew what was coming my way, my Dad was a stubborn person who never changed his mind once it was made up. And studying the situation I knew he was neither on my side or Tracy's .

" Can you explain why you agreed to attend such a party?"

" Because you forced us Dad, remember,"

" Yes, I might have told you to go or else you would not be able to attend Stacey's birthday party, but that doesn't excuse you for keeping quiet on what type of party it was,"

" Because we did not know what type of party it was,"

" How can you possibly lie to your father with no shame Tracy, The Bible tells you to always say the truth and the truth will set you free,"

Tracy turned to Real with a calm expression on her face but her small hands were balled at her sides. She started moving slowly towards Real and I knew this was not going to be good.

My family didn't know much about Tracy but I spent everyday at home with her and David so I knew both of them like the back of my hand.

Tracy was not short tempered but I always thought it was good to never get her angry and Real was about to find out.

" You are right Real, maybe we should all start speaking the truth, don't you think so dear sister,"

Real maybe rude, judgemental,
critical but she was not wise. So she smiled and continued.

"Yes Tracy, why don't you and Trinity tell Dad the truth about what really happened we all know you knew what kind of parties Melissa throws and still went to all of them, so stop wasting our time and prepare for your punishment,"

" You hypocrite," Tracy now jumped on top of Real and started punching her hard while Real did her best to push away her young sister.

Dad separated them and he looked pretty angry. " THIS IS UN ACCEPTABLE, I was going to ground you but I ve changed my mind am taking you for the anger management camp,"

" I don't think that would be necessary Dear, Trinity needs us for now,"

" Trinity, is not going but she is still grounded,"

" Dad, if you are going to take Tracy to a camp I am going with her,"

" Don't forget you are on punishment so you and Tracy will do as I say, Tracy go pack we are leaving soon,"

I tried to free myself from the bed and stop this madness. Dad can't possibly mean what he said. I have been to one of those dreadful camps before when I was thirteen and I didn't like them even one bit. It was after Dad found out what happened while I was visiting Emilia.

I was taken to those camps and everyday was torture. The food was less and the camp mostly consisted of misbehaved and rude boys who would tease me daily. And always bullied me into giving them my food.

Whenever they were bored or angry from the forced counselling sessions we were forced to undergo, they turned me into a punching bag and I came back home thin with bruises, one even tried rapping me.

" Dad don't be crazy, you can't send Tracy out there alone, unless you really hate us that much." It was no secret Dad loved Holy and Real more than all of us. It was because they were successful.

In the past years a lot changed. When Dad tasted the feeling of power and money, he was worshipped and most of the people treated him like he was the wisest and respected among society.

I noticed a change in my father, he started loving social gathering and he frequently invited the media, it really didn't surprise me when he announced his desire to join politics and with the help of his daughters' famous Save the Teen club he became Senator of our community.

Real and Holy where young successful ladies who were raised in a beautiful, polite, religious, kind family. At least that is what the public thought this family had changed in that period and what was honest kindness turned into hypocrisy, Religion turned into an act and now it was a battle for power.

I had calmly stayed out of it, so had Tracy and innocent David , Mum seemed to hate it too but she never chose sides I guess that is what mothers do. So in my father's eyes we were failures.

Dad had become power hungry forcing us all into pretences. We all had to go with him to social gathering dressed like Christian respectable ladies and then smile and pretend to be happy, show a high degree of affection both for our lives and family.

" I don't hate any of my children, you are all the center of my world, am just trying to raise you into fine ladies like your sisters,"

" Let's drop the act Dad, there are really no cameras here and I would rather be anything else than a hungry power scheming prostitute,"

Tracy said this looking sharply at Real and I wondered what Tracy knew about Real's engagement that the rest of us didn't. Tracy was best friends with Stacey who was a sister to Real's fiancee.

" Anyway, let's not sweat this we should get going Dad after all you have a reputation to live up to,"

Tracy came over to me and hugged me tight. I was crying because I really didn't want my sister to face what I had faced. But she looked stronger than me and I really hoped she made it out unscratched.