Violet

Prologue

Violet's Age - 8

"Leah? Leah? Where the fuck are you?" Tom, Violet's father yelled as soon as he stumbled into the house.

Violet was sitting at the counter with her twin brother, Ryan. The both of them were playing snake & ladder while their mother was cooking dinner. Hearing her father's voice, Violet jumped down from the chair and ran towards her father.

"Daddy's back," She giggled and proceeded to jump into her father's arms but she was shoved away by her dad. Violet tripped over some loose Lego blocks and fell backwards, her hand making contact with the coffee table which made the flower vase fall down and break.

The sound of something breaking had Ryan and his mother racing towards the living room. Leah was left speechless at the sight in front of her. Tom was lying on the sofa with his right arm slung over his eyes, covering them from the bright light whereas Violet was sitting at the corner of the room with a broken vase beside her.

Ryan ran to his sister's aid while Leah marched towards her husband. Pulling his arms away from his face, Leah glared at him.

"What in the world is wrong with you, Tom? Are you drunk? And why is Violet on the floor?" She demanded, making Tom red in the face.

Tom lifted his hand and punched his wife. Leah took a step back in shock. This had never happened in her life. Tom had never raised his hands on her. Violet and Ryan started to cry.

"Shut the fuck up and give me some food bitch!" Tom yelled and slapped his wife across the face.

Leah burst into tears and ran out of the room. Her daughter and son followed suit. Violet could not believe what was happening with her father. He used to be so kind and loving and he never hurt her mother but something was wrong now.

2 Years Later: Violets's Age - 10

The sound of the front door opening had Violet and Ryan running towards their mother. They hid behind her back, trembling to the core.

Two years ago, Tom had lost his job and became a drunkard. From that day he became the perfect example of an abusive father and husband. He started to get drunk daily and beating his wife when he reached home.

"Leah? You bitch! I told you to get my food ready before I arrived but you still can't follow simple instructions, can you?" He slurred yet his words were quite clear.

Violet had finally started to understand the situation. Her father was no longer that same man who used to bring gummy bears for her and now in his place is a man whom Violet didn't know.

Leah started to walk towards the kitchen but was pulled back when Tom grabbed her hair. She screamed out in pain as Tom pulled her towards him. He turned her around and pulled out a small knife from the pocket of his trousers. Violet screamed out in terror. She was frozen in fear as her father cut her mom's skin at various areas.

Blood oozed out of her mom's neck as well as her wrist as her dad continued to cut her mother up. Leah kept on screaming in pain but it did not seem to faze Tom.

Ryan could not take it anymore and moved forward. He tried to pull his father's sweaty arms away from his mother but was unsuccessful. He did the most common thing; he bit his father's hand. Tom yelled out in pain and dropped the knife. Leah fell down to the floor and Violet ran her bloody mother.

"You little bastard! Get out of my sight! I don't want to see your ugly face ever again!" Tom yelled in anger and picked Ryan up. He walked towards the front door and threw the little boy out. Ryan rolled down the stairs, covered in his mother's blood as well as his own.