Chapter 16

I opened my eyes slowly and my head ached, a huge shiver went through my body, I slowly blinked my eyes and sounds of commotion were heard next to me but I could not recognize them, I rubbed my eyes and sat down slowly. I looked away and caught my father talking to Tailos and the teacher.

"Eithan...!"

Adel emerging from the side came towards me, holding a glass of water and candy. I smiled at her with a forced smile and asked, "What's going on here?"

"Eithan…" Adel bowed her head, why is she expressing such a face what is going on here? What is she hiding, and why are the three men talking outside. How did my father find out I'm here?

"They're arguing with your father"

"What?"

"Your father wants to set you free ..." I looked at her again, and her look was a look of pity, like everyone else, I bowed my head and looked at my hands. The only reason my father wants to release me is so he did not betray him. And I would not do it either, I cannot get through it once I had enough.

"Adel?"

"Yes?"

"You can tell them it's okay and I'll go with him" Adel was surprised, she did not think that was the answer I would give her, after all I who would go after Daddy Mecca, but I was not interested. "Are you sure?" She asked me, I noticed she wanted to say something, stop me, her hands were on mine, and her mouth was slightly open.

"Yes" and I smiled. Luckily Adel listens to what I'm asking for, she knows the situation, and she knows there's no way I can break up with my dad, no matter what. I watched Adel get up from a chair, and walk over to them, she opened the door and told them. And a second after all everyone looks at me and I smiled. The door opened quickly and my father burst in.

"Eithan" His voice sounded surprised he quickly approached and asked me: "Are you okay? _Injured?"

"I'm fine…" The tears were about to flow to me, I wish he would have asked me honestly, and that all this was not a show. But luckily I know the script by heart. "I'm fine... I just do not remember what happened this week"

"Are you sure you're okay?" Tailos asked me leaning against the wall, his hands clasped and he waited for an honest answer, after all, he knew. He knew what happened to me a week ago, he knows what my father did to me, he knows where the bruises come from, he knows everything, and if it was up to him then he removes my father a long time ago.

But I knew what would happen if I said no. Because I was wrong, I was scared, I was scared to death, I knew that if I came home now with my father I would suffer and be beaten, my father would break me up and starve me. That I experienced.

"Yes. But my leg is lame" At least I have a reason, if I stay here a little longer my father's pain will diminish, and the punishment will go down because he will go into gambling and alcohol, and then he will forget the whole story. The teacher who came in the door with a bag handed it to me. "What is it?" I asked.

"Food" and I looked at it "why. No taste. I will not eat it" and I did not take the bag, after all, there is no point in taking the bag with the food.

"Give the food to someone who will eat"

The phone rang across the room, and after a few seconds, Tailos took it out of his pocket and answered.

"Dad…what is the chance that we will return home tomorrow? Anyway, you have a job now ..." Although it was only ten o'clock at night for my father it was only the beginning of the day, because at that time he would go with his friends or happen to them at our house. I did not look into my father's eyes, I was afraid of his reaction, after all, I told him what to do and for such a thing I get whipped with a belt. My hands trembled with fear and I closed my eyes tightly so that I would not see what was to come.

"Okay" I opened my eyes suddenly, he agreed? No chance… What has changed?

My father got out of bed and walked towards the door leaving the room, "you're lucky I work today" I swallowed Rocky, fear took over me, I annoyed my father and it just made me not come home.

"See you tomorrow morning ..."

"Adel!" Tailos came back to us from the phone call with a worried look. "Mom had another seizure. We need to move" At that second Adel jumped out of bed and took the bag and walked over to her father.

"Bye Eithan...feel good" I smiled at her and they left. And only the teacher and I were left in the room. I swallowed Rocky, after all, we started on the left foot and everyone is making trouble for the other. He walked over to me and opened the bag, he took out a vanilla and cheese delicacy and handed them to me.

"Eat, you did not eat anything today" I looked at the food, I had no appetite to eat, and sure he had to taste because it is meaningless, why eat if I vomit the food or taste if there is no taste.

"No thanks," and I refused, but he insisted. His hand was still outstretched towards me and the food irritated my stomach so I took the delicacy.

"Thank you" I stammered to him and opened the delicacy. I picked up the spoon and gave a bite, I licked the delicacy a bit and it had a vanilla flavor, I left the spoon in my mouth in complete stagnation, the shock caught me, I had a taste in my mouth, I can smell and taste, my heart once again tears flowed non-stop, I felt free healthy and strong, and quickly I eliminated the delicacy a lot. Nobody interested me. Not the teacher, not the people, my body concentrated on every taste it tasted.

"It tastes like vanilla ..." I whispered, "It tastes like" I took the spoon out of my mouth and started devouring. I did not want to stop, I wanted him to stay forever. I did not want to miss this possibility. The knowledge that I have a taste in my mouth.