ESCAPING MY EX

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s responsibility as my father. I know how he loves my mother. We’re not rich but we have money and other

now how it affects my father’s rational mind. He lo

since mom died, she always visits me here to take care of me and at night she’ll leave. Since dad is always out of work, she’s the one who’s taking care of me. S

ung age, I am becoming worried for him. I know how huge the damage that my

ng maybe I can still divert my loneliness int

ome. I was holding the teddy bear that my mother gave me as a present before she died. I was delight

drunk and a mess in his suit. He almost

m when he almost f

him and helped him to stand up even t

ne of the couches, we have in the living area. His drunk eyes bore

he asked even though he was

is tears. I feel like something is stabbing my heart. I don’t want to see my father crying. I used to see him as a strong man. A strong man

this. “D-Dad…” my voice shook. I hugged him tightly. The teddy bea

dad to be like this. If I am just older and wiser, I won’t let these things happen. I’ll h

ut I was wrong. I heard dad and auntie Tamara fighting the next mor

ancisco! Do you think that it’ll be better

, we’ll start over again! I’ll fix everything! It is for the future of my daughter, Tamara!” dad argued.

e’s money! It is supposed to be given by your daughter n

ing win th

mes to gambling there is

can invest it into another company!” dad said heatedly. Auntie Ta

ncisco…why would you resor

t it in them. This is the only hope I have for the future of my daughter, Tamara…” Dad almost begged auntie. Tears roll

d myself in my room after that and searched for the word ‘casi

us. It wasn’t enough to be invested in a company and in orde

ow that it was wrong. It wasn’t the right w

dad suddenly appear and went inside the house. I was shocke

her, blocking me against dad. But I was desperate to see him. Why is dad coated with blood

I’ll get Aethelred, we’ll leave the city,” dad

happened!” Auntie shouted. Dad looks so c

o me!” dad shouted in haste. The nervousness I am feeling is over

urprised when he forcefully pulled me out of auntie’s hold. It was physically painful as his grip tightened on m

daughter

d as they kept pulling me to each other. I feel scared and confused. I don’t want dad to be

rate to get me. But they stopped when we heard the siren of the police coming towards our hous

him as he walk

rily. Dad messed up his hair and with his shaking hand

n…but…they tricked me! They cheated on me! They cheat on the game! I was playing fair and square,

ing as dad tell his story. I was confused but there’s

illed the whole house. I stared at dad who was also staring at me. In his eyes, I saw how he regret everything. In his eyes, I saw ho

was crying hard, but it was only echoing inside my ears. The policeme

g and watching the police take my dad. Dad was crying while I was just

ld and run towards me and hugged me despe

tell him that I am okay. That I still believe in him even though the circumstances were very hard for us. I want to comfort my dad, but my tong

life. That was the start when people st