Tides of Betrayal

switched off my phone that had been blowing up w

see the redness. My mother had never hit me befor

the weight of my family's embarrassment

nto the bathtub. The warm water did nothing t

was a me

e slipping into my robe. I tied my hair up in a bun and went to my living

y thing I could

he doorbell. I slowly raised my head, wande

get tired of standi

and went to open the door. Yvonne was standing outside. She

s swirl inside me as I let her walk in. I closed the do

s on the coffee table before approaching me.

nestly. I couldn't tell anyone about

s and pulled me in a hug. The warmth made me melt i

e led me to the couch. She

out. I'm here," she encoura

y was a Sunday or I would need to go to work. Unfortunately, I work

I felt as if I had gone back

missed calls from my parents and Berlin's parents.

open one of Berlin

itch, I will

pened the text

are not think

then spotted a recent

y four in the aftern

eason, I always feared my father. He was an authoritar

st have cross

gain before laying down on my bed an

gagement with Berlin. The fact that I called him a ch

ir. "Life is playing with my sanity," I

anding at the front door of my childhood home. Letting out

ade my way to my father's study where I knew he

My father was seated at his desk with my m

r looked at me with disappointment. "

father, mother,

day! Not after that rubbish you did yesterday,"

er shoulder to calm her down. He then

e has someone else he is planning to make his

y lips parted. D

e the last. Do you know the consequences of what you did? I los

and times. "You are concerned about your

ur mouth? You are ungrateful! Do you expect me to

ed his hand on the desk causi

a good life! Do you want to be living on the streets?" h

sn't it? I won't be your puppet

disown you today!" he roared and I gasped. I saw my mot

ad

never come back. Not even to my company! Do I make myself clear?"

stood straigh

of the study. I couldn't think, I felt l

look on their faces. They must have heard ev

mily portrait. I was about seventeen when we took

s I walked out of the house. My head

ecause of a broken engag

nd got in my car t

d screamed at the top of my voice. I couldn't care less i

ched it repeatedly until

screamed again, feeli

his t