//tw: abusive relationship physical + emotional abuse//
Vanessa walked into her apartment after a long day at work. Maria immediately ran over to her mother hugging her by the legs
"MOMMY! MOMMY YOU'RE HOME!" Vanessa hugged her 7 year old daughter tightly "Hello beautiful! How was school?" She asked.
"Good! I got a gold star in Spanish!"Maria said smiling a top toothless smile ever so widely. Vanessa gasped in a high pitched voice "You did huh? Aunt Nina would be proud!"Vanessa's boyfriend Oscar stood behind Maria with his arms crossed "Maria why don't you go upstairs to your bedroom and play?"Oscar asked.
Maria frowned and turned to face her Dad "But Daddy, Mommy just got here and-"
Oscar had cut her off "Now Maria!"
Vanessa kissed the top of Maria's head "I'll see you in a bit, You can show me everything you know in Spanish okay? We can call Aunt Nina too if you like?" Maria seemed to like that idea and nodded smiling with complete awe "YESSS!" Maria than ran upstairs to her bedroom counting up to 10 in Spanish.You know you don't have to snap at her,"Vanessa tells Oscar as the two go into the living room.
"Well I am sorry,"Oscar replied with a sarcastic tone as he eye'd the voldka bottle on the wooden table in the center and poured himself a glass. "Seriously?"Vanessa asked furrowing her eyebrows together as she watched Oscar pour himself a drink, "We didn't even have dinner yet! And must I remind you we have a little girl upstairs!?"she asked in a hissing whisper tone.
"You used to be fun,"Oscar said before downing his drink. "Well I am a Mom now!"Vanessa said snapping a little "I can't have a drink while she needs looking after, Maria is my top priority, Our Top Priority."
Oscar rolled his eyes "BOOOORRRINNNG!" he said as he mocked a yawn.
Vanessa scoffed with disgust and head's towards the kitchen to start cooking dinner when Oscar grabbed Vanessa by the wrist."We still need to talk,"Oscar said placing his glass back down onto the table. "There's nothing to talk about!"Vanessa said trying to break away from Oscar's grasp. "Why were you late?"Oscar asked. "I wasn't late!"Vanessa said trying her best to pull away as Oscar's grip got more violent and harsh. "Yes you were,"Oscar replied "You come home at 5...today you camr home at 5:10."
"I just came home!"Vanessa winced a little "Oscar you're hurting me!" She let's out a gasp.
"I know you are lying Vanessa,"Oscar hissed through his teeth, he lips were inches away from her ear "I am not letting you go until you tell me what you did!"he whispered.Vanessa suddenly felt very weak, frightened even Oscar behaved like this before and it never ended well most of the time. "I was catching up with a friend!"Vanessa replied ever so quickly.
"What friend?"Oscar asked.Vanessa squinted her eyes shut as tightly as she could as she let's out a response, her heart beating a thousand times per second
"USNAVI!"
"What?"Oscar asked. With her body shaking and her breathing going uneven Vanessa opened her eyes to look at Oscar "Usnavi..."she repeated.
Without warning Oscar let's go of Vanessa and threw the glass from the table to the wall causing Vanessa to flinch a little. "Oscar I am so sorry!"Vanessa apologised"We were only catching up and I-" like Maria, Oscar cuts Vanessa off "You are even more stupid then ever!"he tells Vanessa in a rather harsh tone "Now, go in there and cook dinner like a woman should do!"
Normally Vanessa would not take orders from men like that, she would slap them in the face if she could, but with Oscar, it was different. He was Maria's Father and all kids need their Father's, Vanessa also feared for not only her own safety but for Maria's too. Taking a deep breath Vanessa puts a strand of hair behind her ear and nodded
"Okay...that's what I'll do."
As Vanessa goes into the kitchen she couldn't stop the tears forming in her eyes stinging right from the back. She quickly wiped them when she heard Maria's voice "Mommy are you okay?"she asked. Vanessa turned and looked down and sees her daughter looking up at her. Vanessa gave Maria a hug "Mommy's fine Baby, Mommy's just fine,"
But was she?
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8 Years Later
FanfictionWhat if at the end of In The Heights Usnavi did move to the Dominican Republic? What happens when Usnavi moves back to the barrio after 8 years? What will Vanessa say? TW: this story contains an abusive relationship!! If you are sensitive to that, I...