Tamara POV
My heart aches painfully while I managed to
mumble “Father” He switched on the lights and I could feel my heart jumped out of my chest at his disgusting sight. A smirk ran all over his face as he ambled to where I was standing, shivering with fear. Oh, Lord.!
He strode towards me, while I kept moving backward with my both hands on my chest.
“Come to daddy” He sneers as he opened his arms, widely.
Suddenly, I hit my back against the wooden wall, and that was when I realized I couldn't move again. I was trapped.
My heart beat faster than usual as he stood in front of me. Oh, goodness! He leaned closer, I felt my heart beat stopped as his eyes bored into my body.
“I missed you, dear daughter,” He whispered, while trailing his forefinger on my cheek.
With his rough breath fanning against my face, he took his hand behind my neck and grabbed it, I whimpered. “You think you can escape, huh?” He asked hoarsely, shooting a deadly glare at me. I swallowed very hard and sniffed nothing.
He then suddenly hauled me and pushed me to the floor.
“Argh!” I yelped as I move backward.” Father, please” I plea tearfully.
“How dare you?” He roared and I sprang to my feet. I rushed to the entrance, but he dragged my hoodie backward and pushed me roughly to the wooden floor.
“Ugh!” I groaned loudly.
He walked up to me and slapped me hard across my right cheek, and I felt my head jingle.
Holy Lord, I'm dead.
“What has he been teaching you? huh,” He rasped under his breath as he grabbed a handful of my hair and pulled me up.
“Father please” I pleaded as I held his hands on my hair. “He has been fu*king you, isn't it?!” He yelled, pulling me closer to himself.
“Father pl…” He slapped me again, and I landed my ass on the floor; I felt a sharp pain on my lower lip. Is this how I am going to end my life?
“I'm not your father, you dimwit!” He growled, and my eyes dilated in shock. What?
“You are just as stupid as your dead mother!” He
thundered and paused and walked up to a small table in the room. What's he saying?
He picked up some papers from the table and turned to me with a smirk plastered on his lips, and I gulped; I still can't believe what I just heard.
He crouched in front of me and I cringed, tears kept strolling down my cheeks.
“You are twenty-one, right?” He asked calmly as he stares into the papers, and I just nodded curtly.
What's he up to now?
“All I need from you is your signature,” He says as he stood on his feet and turned his back.
I stared at his back and gulped nervously.
What signature?
“I should have done this for long, but you were so stupid to leave the house,” He continued talking as he walked to the door with his hands in his pocket.
“But all thanks to Jason; I found out your whereabouts from him,” He smiles as he turned to me. Jason?
“Well, I do not care how you both met each other, I will buzz him immediately I'm done with you” He stated, and I just watched him.
“Now sign those papers, Tamara,” He ordered as soon as he threw a pen to my direction.
Without asking him any question, I took the pen and hurriedly sign the papers with shaky hands.
I hope he let me go after signing this papers, I thought as I wiped my tears slowly with my left palm.
He walked up to me and picked the papers that were already lying in front of me, “Now you have willed all your properties to me” He said huskily and laughed mischievously.
My heart plummeted, “What?” My widened eyes while I asked him.
Rodney POV
I couldn't sleep a wink last night as my whole thought was centered on Tamara.
I'm distressed.
Where the f*ck is she?
She should just come back already.
I will invite the cops soon; I thought as I slowly approached her room.
I sighed exasperatedly as I inserted the key in the keyhole and twisted it. I bent the doorknob and walked in fully.
Her wide smile in the picture frame welcomes me, and I smiled ruefully as I moved closer.
I come in here whenever I am depressed.
I walked to her frame and trailed my thumb on her smiling lips.
“I miss you, mom,” I muttered as I sniffed back a tear. “I keep telling myself that I do not want to see you, but deep down, I miss being in your arms, mom” I whispered as a tear finally dropped; I placed my head on her chest in the picture and shut my eyes.
I wiped my tears as I took a step backward,, and I could feel something beneath my slipper.
I looked down at my feet, and it's a paper; I darted my eyes around the room before I bent to pick it up. A letter?
I curiously unfolded it and glanced through the content.
'You still don't want to leave, right? You are being so stubborn Margaret and believe me it won't be good. Your son is laying lifeless in the hospital for the past few weeks, here's an opportunity, he will never get to know you were threatened. You should leave and never return. Leave in peace or Rodney dies'
I read aloud as my feet grew wobble.
I crouched to the floor as I tossed the letter aside. “Mom” I mumbled while staring into space, more tears dripping from my eyes.
I slowly stood on my feet, without removing my eyes from her loving smile in the picture again.
I counted my steps backward, my gaze were focused on her face particularly.
“Mom.” I screamed before racing out of the room.