7 I miss you.

I wake up early today as usual to work. As usual, I get everything done I could under 5-6 hours.

My uncle and aunt had already planned a family day out for themselves leaving me all alone in the house.

So, by the time I'm done with my chores, they've already left the house.

The time, after eleven.

I walked to the living room to sit down

I had nothing to do anymore than to just sit in the big house until they come back.

So, I thought of visiting my parents.

I got up, rushed to my room to get ready and in under minutes, I lock up the house and I'm ready to go.

From here to the city's graveyard takes an hour by bus, so I'll spend like two hours with my parents and take an hour ride back home.

So I need approximately four hours to get back before my aunt does or else she'd kill me if I'm not here when she gets back.

I hurry to the bus station and my four hours starts ticking.

I should be back by three o clock.

An hour later, I get to the graveyard and I take the familiar route to my parents' gravestones.

I get there and I sit by them. They were buried side by side. Just like they would have loved to.

"Hey mum. Hey dad. I'm here again." I sigh and look at the sky. "It's a nice day isn't it? I just wish you were here to spend it with me." My eyes start to water.

"I miss you guys you know. I miss you every time I sleep, I miss you every time I wake up, I miss you every time I get beaten, I miss you every time uncle Mark touches me, I-" I take a breath. "I just miss you guys." I wipe my tears and rest on my mom's gravestone.

"The other day, a guy bumped into me. I almost forgot my sense of reasoning, but the fear of aunt Mary killing me stopped me." I cross my arms and I sigh

"He had these set of eyes that calmed me down." I chuckle. "Crazy right? And he saved me from getting killed that day."

"He looks nice, but his red haired friend doesn't."

" I think he's name is Hart. Heard his friend calling him."

I tell them everything they've missed ever since I last came to visit them.

After some time, I fell asleep and didn't wake up until the night guard saw me.

"Aye Raven, what are you still doing here?" He's a middle aged man with bald head.

I look around to see it's dark and my eyes widen.

Shit.

"What time is it?" I ask him as I stand up.

"A little after eight." He checks his watch.

Oh my god.

I should have been home five hours ago!

I am so dead.

"I have to go Mr Robert."

"Hope you get home safe!" He shouts as I hurry to the bus station in fear. I hope the last bus hasn't passed by.

Ten minutes later, the bus comes and I hurry inside.

When I got home, the house seemed quiet.

'Maybe they aren't back yet'

I thought to myself.

And that does nothing to calm me down as I open the front door.

I gently close it back and start to tip toe to my room.

"Where were you?" Her voice stops me halfway.

There she was, sitting by the foot of the stairs, awaiting my arrival.

"I.....um.... I went to see my p-p-parents." I say and she stands up.

Shit.

"Where did you say you were?" She walks towards me and I gulp.

"I went t-t-to see my par-r-rents." She says nothing.

"I come back home thinking you are going to be here but I find out you weren't and you tell me you went to see your parents?" She asks.

"Y-yes." Immediately that word comes out, she slaps me and I fall down.

"You ungrateful nothing! I feed you, clothe you, and let you live under my roof and here you are telling me you went to see your parents?! Is it your parents who feed you?" She asks and I shake my head.

"Are they the ones who clothe you?" I shake my head again. "So why are you now seeing your dead parents?!" She takes my hair in her hands.

"Let's find out this night if your dead parents which you love seeing so much will come and save you." She drags me up the stairs by my hair.

"Please, please, I won't do it anymore." I try to plead with her. "PLEASE!" I start crying

"Let's see if they'll come to your rescue." She says as all my pleads fall on deaf ears.