Chapter 1: Abusive Father

Hatice's PoV

For the nth time my father came home drunk asking for food and throwing anything his hand could grab. This is not the first time, I've grown up witnessing this scene every night. My mom would just cry while serving him food, while my younger brother and I would just watch at a corner. We are helpless, mom would not want us to meddle with them or better to say she doesn't want us getting hurt by him.

She sometimes hide me from father cause every time he gets to see me he would slap me or push me off the ground saying how he loathed me.

"You're worthless! You're not my child so get out of my sight before I kill you with my bare hands" He shouted and slapped me as he spotted me standing at the side.

He would always say he would kill me with his bare hands but he never did, I guess he still love me as his daughter. Mother came running towards me

"You don't have to hurt your daughter Benedict!" I could feel mom's lividness "You're being too much"

"My daughter? I don't have a daughter!" The last thing he said before walking away

"Are you okay? Please don't believe him sweetheart" her eyes were pleading me

I nodded and gave her a small smile "Don't worry mom I don't believe him. Maybe he has his reasons to say and do that to me which I don't know what but I'll try to understand him in every way"

Her eyes softened before she cupped my face examining it "Could you get an ice pack for me Jasper? Your sister's cheeks will surely swell later"

Jasper then went to the kitchen to get an ice pack. He didn't took long and give mom what she asked

After the ice pack was given she asked Jasper to go to his room so he could rest already, he just nodded politely and quietly obliged. Mom then turned to me and started pressing the cold compress to my face. I winced a little when she started putting it cause it hurts a little then my face started to get numb

"I'm sorry Rie you have to get through this" she said apologetically

"You don't have to say sorry in behalf of someone's fault mom. Don't blame yourself please" she just nodded and continue putting cold compress on my cheeks

After some minute she glanced at the clock "Maybe we should rest for now sweetheart, it's getting late"

I agreed to her and so we started going to our rooms she said her goodnight to me before closing the door of their room. I took a shower to freshen up and stared at my reflection in the mirror. His hand marks were still there I just shrug it off and climbed to the bed. I stared at the ceiling for a while before letting myself set off the oblivion

In the middle of the night I woke up when I felt my throat was dry. I slowly got up from the bed and open the door trying not to make creepy sounds. I entered the kitchen and poured a water from the pitcher for me

I was drinking on my glass when someone entered the kitchen the moment I laid eyes on him I froze my eyes widened looking at him. He looked sleepy but when he spotted me his forehead immediately creased his jaw clenched at the mere sight of me.

"F-father..." I muttered with a trembling voice

"You're not my child so don't call me fatheme" He was so furious seeing me "You should die!"

And with that he started choking me. I tried getting off from his grip on my neck but he's much more stronger than me. I gasp for oxygen and started to panic my hands were everywhere until my hands caught the glass making it fall and shatter, the sound of the breaking glass can be heard all over the house

Mom then immediately came running "Benedict! you're killing her. Stop it" mom tried getting his hands off my neck but he just pushed her away with one hand but I guess it was too hard to make her fall on the floor

I took the opportunity to push him away with the remaining strength I got. I immediately attended mom the moment I got free

My eyes widened when I looked back to him, he was already holding a knife aiming at me. Mom also stared at him in fear

"Benedict put down the knife. Honey please drop it" mom pleaded but he was oblivious to the surrounding his attention was only on me

I started to tremble thinking that it will be the end of me. Being killed is the last thing I want to be the cause of my death. Tears started to stream from my eyes

"Daddy please..." I can see in his eyes that he really wanted to kill me at the moment

I shut my eyes tightly not able to move my body. He was coming towards me, just as I thought he would stab me someone entered the kitchen and hit him on his nape making him lost his consciousness. I was thankful that I was saved from death

I looked back at my mom. She looked shocked, the next thing I knew was she also collapsed

It was my uncle who entered my mother's brother. He immediately carried my mom

"Rie stay here and look out for jasper. I'll bring your mother to the hospital" he said before glancing at my father lying on the floor "Don't worry someone will get that psychotic bastard here"

And with that he left with my mother in his arms. I looked at Jasper who was standing at the side holding a phone, he was trembling and looked terrified

I moved my father's body on the side before going to him. I hugged him tight and as of cue he started crying. He probably was so scared, poor brother he could have been better if not for my father's wrath towards me

Minutes later someone knocked on the door. I went to open it just to see men in uniform and a woman

She explained to us that our father will be held in a rehabilitation area. I didn't know that my father has been using drugs. I don't know when and how.

I felt relieved thinking that there would be no way he could harm us cause his away. Mom and I won't get bruises from time to time and Jasper won't be traumatize by him

And then I remembered my mom. I hope she's doing well and uncle is taking good care of him.

I sent jasper to his room so he could sleep but he ended up in my room. I guess we'll just visit mom tomorrow. I glanced at my little brother and smiled hearing his cute snores. I hugged him and slept.