12 DON'T FORGET WHO RUNS THIS FAMILY

CHAPTER 12

TASHA SILENTLY WALKED INTO HER ROOM, she closed the door behind her and victoriously threw her body on her small-sized bed, the bed felt comfy and had a perfect fragrance, her darling perfume. She yanked the pillow and buried her face to it, she needed to breathe in as much scent as possible, Judging by her character, it was like, Tasha's first time in the room, she stayed in that position for some time.

SLAM!!

The door was furiously slammed and it bulged open. Tasha's eyes shockingly went in her mother's direction, her eyebrows were knitted upwards her eyes intensified with bitterness.

Tasha threw away the pillow and stood up immediately upon seeing her mother.

"MOM. . . .?!" She called out to her mother, she was confused as to why her mother would bulge into her room.

"Where were you last night?" Mrs. Andreas asked angrily. Tasha lied that she slept in her hotel. She didn't want to tell her mother the reason why because she knew that mike had already announced it to them.

"You shouldn't have broken up with Mike?!! ! She shouted as she clenched her hands into a fist.

When Tasha heard her mother words about their break up with Mike, shortly, the scene from the previous night, plastered in her mind, a sharp pain linked into her body and mercilessly infiltrated her heart, Tasha was unable to compose herself, she quickly ran to her mother's side and hugged her, as he tried to explain what had happened with the hope that her mother would comfort and understand her situation. She cried herself out as she tightened her hands around her mother's waist.

Mrs. Andreas did not move, neither did she caress her daughter, she instead stood straight like a statue her eyes filled with rage. She bit her lower lips hard, trying to suppress the surging anger that needed to thrive.

SOBS! ! SOBS!!

"Mother, I Don't wanna get married," sobs. "I don't want to marry mike, he is such a fraud, sobs."

After few moments of being in her mother's embrace, Tasha felt a tight grip on her shoulder, pulling her away.

SLAP!

Without warning, A hot slap landed on her fluffy cheek, Tasha was stunned by her mother's action, she quickly turned in her direction, her hands held on her sore cheeks, she rubbed them to ease the pain.

" what was that for?" Tasha asked as she tried to wipe the blood that came out from her mouth.

"You deserve it! !! Your just an ungrateful child," she said her eyes glimmering with wrath.

Tasha looked at her mother, she has never seen her that angry, they have always quarreled many times but not to an extend where her mother raises her hand to her. Tasha had always been obedient to her mother, she even accepted to marry Mike when her parents introduced him to her. She didn't know when it all turned to love.

"But. . . Mom what did I do wrong, Mike was the one who cheated on me with my best. . ." Her mother instantly cut her statement short before she could finish.

"I Don't care whether he cheated on you, but you must get married to him! ! ! !" Mrs. Andrea's retorted acidly.

"I won't! ! ! ! !" Tasha said with a trembling voice because she was crying helplessly when she heard what her mother had said. She just couldn't accept marrying an unfaithful man like Mike, even if her mother forced her to it, she would still not accept.

"Ooh, I am not requesting you, it's an order! !" She shouted with an outrage.

Tasha was dumbfounded, she could not believe that her mother would force her to marry Mike despite knowing what he had done.

"But. . .mother, why do I have to marry him? I Don't want to spend all of my life with an untrustworthy man, as a mother you ought to support my decision?". She asked with tears streaming across her face.

In a few hours, the door was booted open and a man stepped in gripping a leather belt in his hands. Tasha's eyes widened when she saw a familiar face, striding close to her side.

"How dare you question her, did you forget what we have done for you all this time" A man's voice mumbled.

"Dad. . . .?" Tasha understood just by the look of his eyes that Hades would break loose. Her father was constantly a prideful man, and no one dared mess with him. For him, it was either do or face the aftermaths and by refusing to marry Mike, it made her an enemy of him. Tasha gasped in panic.

"What did you say, you won't marry Mike? Do you realize how much we owe that family," he crumpled the belt around his wrist, then began again, his eyes bitterly fixed on Tasha." A lot of money, and you dare say you won't marry him". Mr.Andreas held up the belt and directed it at Tasha who's face was already shut.

WHACK

Tasha felt anguish, when the belt landed on her back, from the corner of her eyes, she could still see the blurry figure of her mother watching as she was whacked from afar.

"Argh, l will pay the money father". When she had just said that, Mr.Andreas stopped beating her, he stared at her in astonishment probably, wondering where she would get the money.

"Where do you think you will get that large sum of money?! ! ! ! !" He questioned her.

"J. . .job. . . I will find a job," Tasha stammered when she saw his father hoisting his belt to hit her.

"You better find one, or else. . ."He edged the belt to her nose, Tasha could inhale in the blaze that rose from the sash, she turned her face away trying to avoid it.

" Don't forget who runs this family" when that was said, he strode out of the room, tears overflowed Tasha's eyes, as soon as her parents left the room. She sobbed helplessly as she clutched on the sheets that were rumpled cursing her fate.