Taming the Devil (EDITED AND REVISED)

Chapter-11

She smiled casually and picked up our empty dishes.

"You can go to bed. I will clean kitchen today." She said.

"Okay. Good night and sweet dreams." I kissed her cheek and went upstairs.

"Good night sweetpea." I heard her saying.

I changed my clothes and laid down on bed. I was unable to sleep god knows why.

Micheal's words haunted me to the core. Tears brimmed my eyes.

Why everyone kept opening those deep cuts again and again?! Thirteen years have passed and i'm still fighting with same problem. I just have endless list of embarassing moments. I mean who bullies a five-year-old?! I closed my eyes and tears flowed down my cheeks. Just then my broken phone vibrated.

Unknown: Having fun in Chicago pumpkin?

Me: Who is this?

Unknown: Shame you forgot me this early. I miss you back here. I miss your painful shrieks when i slapped you. I should have abused you more so you wouldn't have accepted stella's offer.

Me: Father??!!! 

Unknown: Yes pumpkin?

Me: Leave me alone. You got nothing to do with me. You are shame on name of father!!!

Unknown: Lash out all you want. One day i'm going to come for you.

I didn't reply back.

I couldn't.

I switched off the phone. My fingers were shaking. My father coming for me and dragging me back to hell made me panick to the core. He slapped, kicked, abused his own daughter. How could i not say yes to aunt stella.

Yesterday night i had another horrible nightmare. My face was pale and big round eye bags were visible under my eyes as i was unable to sleep. Aunt stella tried to talk about it but i brushed it off. Even emily was worried about me but i didn't want to talk with anyone. What's point in telling everyone and gaining sympathy. Rebeccah again tried to irritate me but i ignored her. Even micheal noticed my pale face. He must be probably thinking his words affected me but i couldn't care less.

All my life i have been living in pain, fear and sorrow. Treated like a slave in my own house. Got bullied and outcasted by everyone. People had precious childhood, i had worst one. I sighed on my thoughts.

The day went in silence. I quickly had my dinner and went to bed.

Following five days went in me shutting off everyone out and stressing over my past. I continued to recieve threatening messages from my father. I didn't know he had so much hatred towards me in his mind. I blocked him but he always messaged me from different numbers. I even stopped talking to lynn. Every night i experienced horrible nightmares and further had sleepless nights. So i eventually dozed off in between lectures. Professor did catch me once. Depression was slowly taking over me.

After another depressing day emily dropped me home and sped off. Even she stopped forcing me to talk.

I walked inside the house and heard female voices coming from living room. I don't remember aunt stella mentioning anyone coming to visit us.

I strode to living room and found aunt stella talking with a lady. Aunt saw me.

"Welcome home scar darling." She smiled and motioned me to sit on sofa. I complied.

The lady was beautiful with perfect body. She had fair skin with brown eyes and copper colour straight hair. She was wearing navy blue top and gray jeans with. She was smiling brightly at me.

"Oh my god scarlett, you are all grown up. And certainly look beautiful." She chirped.

"Katherine Lamberts?" I asked.

"Yes my dear. Call me kate." She said.

"Thank you. You look stunning too." I commented.

"We are meeting after a very long time. Last time i saw you, you were a five-year-old girl sitting silently outside the icu door of hospital. My heart still breaks remembering those days." She took my hand in hers and smiled sadly.

"It's ok. I miss my mother too." I said.

"I was so excited to meet you. We have to talk about so many things." She exclaimed in joy.

"You two can have your time. I'm going to prepare dinner." Aunt stella smiled and left us to talk.

Kate told me everything about my mother. From their school till the day my mother left us. She was lovely woman who took care of everyone. How my parents were in love. How her cancer was detected. Abour her pregnancy and my father's reaction. How things changed when she got severely ill. My mother loved cupcakes just like me. She was fond of flowers and nature. Whereas my father was stubborn one.

She also talked about her liking for fashion designing. She left Texas as she was selected in one of the most reputed fashion designing institutes in Australia. She loved being fashionable and sexy. She designed dresses for celebraties and famous people. I admired her.

"Dinner is ready ladies." Aunt stella called from kitchen.

"Already?" I asked and glanced the watch. It was 8 pm. Time flies.

We enjoyed aunt stella's special chicken pasta with red wine brought by kate. After so many days i was actually feeling good. I felt homely.

"Tomorrow take a day off. I want to spend time with you two. We will go sight seeing the city." Kate said while eating.

"I can't come. Too much work. But you can take scarlett. I'm sorry." Aunt stella said.

"Okay. I will take a day off from school." I said. Kate grinned.

"It's okay stella. Scarlett and i will have all the fun." Kate teased aunt and she smiled.

We cleaned the kitchen and went to bed. I didn't bother switching on my broken phone as i didn't want any messages today. I went to bed straight.

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(EDITED AND REVISED)