New Start

A small little girl who was only around 2 years old was curled up on the stairway early in the morning, blatantly hiding from her abusive uncle out of fright. Her uncle, who had been looking for her, effortlessly found her and dragged her by her hair to the living room where the rest of her family and relatives sat on the dining table eating breakfast. Her uncle hated it when she would always try to hide from him and hit her every time.

The rest of the family stared at the scene, not daring to move. The little girl was used to this. It would happen every day since her family had moved in with her cousins after her mother's divorce.

As the only girl there, she was discriminated against in the family all the time. She glanced over at her brother, then her mother. Her brother and relatives quickly turned away, looking uncomfortable at the current situation, and started picking at their food. Her mother made eye contact with her with a sympathetic look and continued eating.

It was always like this. Everyone would avoid eye contact with her as her mother stared at her with softened eyes but never intervened. It was no use, no one was willing to help her, in fear of getting the same treatment from her uncle. Her vision blurred as it turned completely dark.