Chapter one.
"Raven get your stupid slef down right now" my father's slurry voice echoed through the whole house he was drunk... Again ... And I was his little outlet for all of his frustration.
I quickly put away my documents under my pillow, puller a brown cardigan to cover my body fully and quietly went downstairs. I was quiet enough just to make sure I did not anger him any more.
"Your brother lost all the money today and do you know why...mmmhmmm. it's because right before he came to the "den" he saw your stupid face and you are nothing but a black, dark omen a fucking disease that we need to get rid off ..... " Here we go again they blame me for their loss when they infact had been gambling all their money away .
I drowned my father voice and wondered just how unlucky I was to experience all of these.
Soon I will leave, with my scholarship application underway and my lucky stars shining bright then in a week's time I will get feedback from the university and I will soon leave this hell hole. I happily thought to myself as I stood in front of my father.
In my family, women studying was considered a waste of time and resources. Our jobs according to our father was to "pop" babies and submit to men. To him we were nothing but objects to be used and serve men. How unlucky was I to be born into this family. And apparently my useless brother who stood by the door frame watching a as I was getting insulted did agree with our dearest daddy thoughts. I thought siblings were supposed to be there for each other and have each other's backs. I "wish"
Oh poor me how could I forget, wish miracles, hope and even luck were not my cup of tea, if they were I would be a princess already or I would have wished all my misery away and things would be looking up for me,however who was I kidding. My reality was painful and a total misery.
My thoughts were brought to reality when my father struck me across the face with the back of his hand. The shock that rain through my body accompanied by the pain left me silent. Blood started to trickle down from my nose as a wave of dizziness hit me.
"Shit dad that was an epic one", my brothers voice said might I say it was laced with humor. He was enjoying it.
"You zone out while I speak to you... You have no respect and I will teach you how to be respectful..."
I did not get to here what he was saying as darkness totally consumed me easing my pain.
When I woke up I had opened a new chapter that not even I expected.
My head throbbed as I sat from the floor. My body ached I figured it was because of how hard I hit the floor am pretty sure that I had bruised my elbow. Coming to reality and remembering the last minutes before the blow nearly brought me to tears.
And then I saw my brothers face smiling, his face was now too close to me to my liking than I wanted. On the sat my father with a small grin on his face. Weird. Then the scent of the smoke started to choke me a little bit.
My eyes turned slowly to the left right below the stares and I squinted my eyes to get a better look and that's when my heart shattered.
"Oh no..." I whisphered.
"Oh yes". My father and brother said in synch.
My body froze.
" I told you there are ways to put a stop to a disease, an end to a curse. Your brother came up with the idea that since you are of no use to us then we should kick you out and throw your things out too. But why leave you with something to help you start or rebuild your stupid life. So we thought we should burn the curse. Your things were the first step. And boy am I glad that I sent him to fetch those stupid belongings of yours. To my surprise I found the documents all of them and they were the best to light the fire.
You will now have nothing, no identification,no ties with us..." They both laughed.
As their laughter echoed through the room a let out a piercing scream
"I will make you pay for this. For all of the pain, you will regret having me as your daughter and your sister" I shouted pointing at themas tears fell down my face.
My lovely brother pushed himself towards me and crouched to my level.
"Oh little sister". Grabbing my hair in a fist he dragged me through the room kicked open the door and pushed me out as a stumbled the four stair and fell with a slight thud.
What did I ever do to deserve this.
