Safe With Me

"You are to remain in your cell and not a word, a peep, or a single noise. Don't even think of attracting attention or you know the consequence. Do I make myself clear?"
I nodded my head, though knowing I would receive my punishment regardless. Just like it had been for the past sixteen years.
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Ever since my mother died, I've been kept in this hell that I once called home. My father's reckless drinking and drug abuse since then has led to my imprisonment. During the day, I'm released from my cell in the basement to the upper levels of the house to join the maids in their work. But when the sun goes down....
It's been the same everyday, until my father's addiction drives us to owing money and his lender decides to drop by to collect.