10 I missed you

Emily POV cont.

See pumpkin, I will talk to you later, for now I need to do something important.

Shaking my head and crossing my hands in front,  I said we have to talk and I mean now.

The look on his face was priceless, to say he was surprised at the attitude was an understatement and guess what, am not  letting him off easily.

I walked close to him and kiss his lips, he was shocked, but he pushed me to the ground and walked pass me. That was too painful.

Tears started running down my eyes like the had a will of their own. I use one hand to clean off the tears, got up and clean my ass, this battle just started.

Two weeks ago

Susan's office

I walked into her office, her head was bended and she was sobbing.

I was startled, I would never have guessed that the boss could  cry, not with the kind of power she emits, she literally makes the entire office complex comes  to a standstill even without trying.

I walked slowly but with caution towards her, she lifted her head and asked me to come give her a hug. That was the strangest of it.

I mean I have been working here for months now and never has she shown a sign of weakness, no physical emotions.

I took two steps backwards, she smiled weakly and said I can never hurt you my dear, am sorry for treating you that way but I really want to know more about you. I shook my head at her, my hands shaking then I asked why???

There was enough silence in the room to swallow me up, but am keeping my stand. If there is anything I have learnt this past months, is to be bold in other to get exactly what you want, that lesson I learned very well. 

Letting the tears dried on her face, she looked into my eyes, making me shake and she spoke – hmmmm, you are the last family I have.

My entire being shook. It's not possible I whispered, but I know she heard me because I don't know when I fell down and started crying in a heap on the floor.

She got up and gave me a hug, shhhhing me, rocking and moving her hand down my hair, that was smoothing.

We stayed like that for a while then she started talking.

I left home when my mom was abusive and I could not take it anymore.

That afternoon, I was cleaning the kitchen floor when I heard the door bell, I was frightened because it was too early for that.

I visible started shaking, but I ran to the door looked through and saw my mother with a angry look on her face, I immediately opened the door.

I turned to look at her and noticed that she too was sobbing, I returned the hug and waited for her to continue.

After a long while, she said

Immediately I opened that door, I knew hell was about to lick.

The first punch on my face took me to the ground, she walked in and starting shouting and calling me useless, ingrate, that she regretted ever giving birth to me.

I was used to all these, but she never used an electric iron on me before. I was still in the heap when she on the iron and used it on my laps, I shouted still i collapsed. By the time I recovered, I was still in the living room and my mother was no where to be found.

I could not walk well for months, when eventually I was able to walk, I moved out of that house to the streets.

It's better if the person inflicting the pain is not related to you. I was always crying and cursing at my fate for bring me into this kind of a wicked world, until hunger came and I had to survive.

By the time she was done, it was already dark outside.