And If... {completed and edited 2024}

And If... He had NEVER done this to us ?

Well, she was like this to me until I turned fourteen. I started noticing that she wasn't all that nice and sweet when she was around my father or in a situation that involved him. She wasn't as bad as him, but she definitely could act different. I couldn't help but wonder if she was behind this whole masquerade with him.

Had she been lying to me too ?

"Oh, honey ! How are you ? I wasn't expecting you today." She moved to the side to let me in. Once I entered in, she closed the door, then embraced me in a motherly hug.

"I'm..." I didn't know what word to use here. Except confused and angry, I didn't really know how I felt. "Where is dad ? I need to talk to him, it's important."

She slightly frowned, surely because of my face expression. I couldn't see myself, but I knew I was angry, so I guess my face was showing my anger. "Is everything alright ? You look a bit upset."

"Is he here ? "

"Yes, he's in his office. Honey, tell me what's going on."

"Did you know ? " I asked her as I shoved my hands in my back pockets. I observed her face, which was expressing a lot of confusion.

She didn't know.

She shook her head, furrowing her eyebrows. "Know what ? What are you talking about ? Tinashe, what's going on ? I'm completely lost."

"Follow me and you'll find out." I said before storming in my dad's office. He looked up at us as if we were crazy, then closed his laptop. He gave a glance in my mother's direction, asking her an explanation with his eyes, but he only got a shrug from her.

"Sweetheart ! What are you doing here ? Is everything alright ? " He questioned, leaning on his chair as he put his feet on his desk.

"Keep that sweetheart bs for yourself, I know everything. Richard told me."

He frowned, standing up as he adjusted his suit. "What are you talking about ? "

"Don't play dumb with me. Are you...satisfied ? What were you getting from this ? I just don't get it. As my father, shouldn't you want me to be happy ? Like, why do you have this crazy obsession ? Which consists of constantly hurting me and making my life a living hell. I get that you didn't like Richard, but what you did was so low. So low ! You didn't care once to know how I felt. You ruined everything ! And for what ? For nothing ! " I hit his desk with my fist, getting in his face.

"I did all of this for YOU ! " He pointed his finger at me angrily, "you were so stupid to realize that you were making the biggest mistake of your life ! This man was and will never be good for you ! As your father, I had to intervene ! I had to do this, before you destroyed your life ! "

"Oh my God." I put my head in my hands, not believing what I was hearing. This man was insane. Something was definitely wrong in his head. How all of this was making sense to him ?

"Oh my God, nothing. I was just trying to protect you the best way I could. And for doing my duty, I am now the one to blame ? I don't understand. All I want for my daughters is for them to be happy, truly happy, but y'all just too dumb to do things on your own without ruining everything ! "

"Wow ! " I exclaimed, laughing. At this point, that was all I could do.

"You're just too stupid to understand. Fine ! Just be with that scrub ! He'll hurt you, and when it'll happen, do not dare come over here, because I told you so ! "

"You know what, FUCK YOU ! You're officially dead to me ! You're not my father." I shook my head in disgust and left, not wanting to be in his presence anymore. Talking to him was like talking to a wall, it was unnecessary, and I was done wasting my time.