Calling Secrets

Chapter 5 - Threats and Promises

The drive home was so quiet, I asked the driver to turn off the radio. I needed sometime to think. I didn't even realize we had arrived home, before the door opened.
"We're home now" The driver informed me. I quietly stepped out of the car and marched into the house.

"Ani, what happened to you?" I heard the beast ask, feigning concern, but I ignored him, like the insignificant thing he was and marched to my room.
I slammed my door shut behind me, just then the door burst open.

He walked into the room and grabbed me by the arm. "Now you listen you little girl. If you keep behaving like a spoiled child, you are going to get it hot with me! I hate disobedience and will not condone it in my house. It's either you behave yourself or--"

"Or what?!" I Snapped. "What will you do huh? You're gonna rape me like you did that night? Is that what you'll do?" I replied with so much hatred.

"Shut up" he pushed me to the bed and ran his hand through his head in what looked like frustration.

"You know, you have an audacity Mr Lawal. After what you did, you still have the guts to show your disgusting face here, trying to scold me? You are unbelievable!" I glare at him.

"If you can't stand me so much then why are you still in my house?" He dared to ask.

"Don't dare me Mr Lawal, I can ruin you with just one word" I threatened. I don't know what I was thinking, Maybe I expected him to get scared, even if it was just a bit, but instead the fool started laughing.

"Oh dear....what a dumb threat, I'm so scared" he kept on laughing. "Have you seen yourself, you're like a tender eyelash, I can eliminate you with just a flick of my finger. Open your mouth and speak that one word, and your world will be taken away from you! Don't you dare threaten me you little girl. If you think you're strong in any way as compared to me, think again" he said in a dangerous tone and turned on his heels to leave.

"Who's my biological father?" The words were out before I realized what I had said.

He threw me a look from his shoulder."According to your mother, that would be me" he stated as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"We both know that's a lie."

He raised his brows. "Really? If you don't believe that, why don't you go ask your mother who your biological Father is?"
With that being said, he walked out and slammed the door behind him.

I just sat there on my bed, staring at the wall.
"Who could my real Father be?" I asked the air. I don't know how long I sat there, but it was getting dark already, so I tore myself away from my miserable world of thoughts and went to have my bath.

It was time for dinner, but I refused to go out and have dinner, alone with that beast.

"Is Anita in already?" I heard my Mum's voice from the hallway, then footsteps and my door slightly opened.
Although she didn't really act like a mother to me, but I still felt safe whenever she was around.

"Anita?" She peeked from the little space is, but when she saw me sitting on my bed, she opened the door all the way.
"Juanita, why aren't you down for dinner?" She crossed her arms and cocked her head.

"Good evening mum" I greeted in a bored tone.

"will you mind explaining why you are not having your dinner right now?"

"I'm full" I replied. She walked closer to me, shutting the door behind her.

"What... "She gasped and I gave her a confused look. "Who did this to you?" She took my face in her palms and studied it, observing the irritation I got from the burn.