Chapter 7 - Save Her

After Noah and I fought in his apartment, I bid my goodbye to him since he seems like he doesn't want me there. He didn't even offered to walk me on the lobby or even outside of his unit. He has no conscience.

When I read my friend's text message, I rush to go there immediately and I found my father sitting on the sofa while drinking a coffee. He looks serious as always, I had never seen him smiled in my entire life.. Maybe, not everyone can change. I can't even tell him not to go here whenever he wishes because I share this apartment with my friends, when I think of that I get totally terrified because I fear my father more than anyone in this world.

"I heard you didn't slept here," He says in a very cold voice.

I know I'm doomed right now, I hope he will forgive me this time.

"Yeah, just need to finished some stuffs regarding my work at my friend's house," I didn't want to explain that long, I might slip my tongue and tell him why I didn't sleep here..

"I never taught you to just sleep on some random guys!" He shouted that made me shiver.

"D-dad.." I can't speak properly, my whole body are shaking.

"Where did you sleep with? A guy? You already have a boyfriend?" He ask spontaneously.

"I don't have a boyfriend! I just slept with my friends!" He looks very angry, holding out the coffee glass.. I imagine him pouring it to my face makes me want to run away from him.

"Your friends are here, Raine!"

"Of course, my other friends! They're not the only friends I have!"

"Don't lie to me, I'm not dumb!"

"Oh, please Dad.. I don't wanna fight you," I pleaded. I'm tired of fighting him every time he's here.

"Why don't you just visit us and try to play with your siblings! That way I'll be glad to you," He says holding out his anger.

"Don't treat them like a freakin' kid anymore! They're adults now!" He always tell me to play with my siblings and I need to become their role model! He always shows that he love them more than me, every time he sees me not just here and also in our house, he'll just burst out in anger, scold me like I'm not his daughter.

When I still go to school, I used to get my monthly allowance to my mom because my dad doesn't have a job. He doesn't want to work also, he just wants to relax at home and leave my mother working for hours, getting anemia for not having enough sleep. I always pity my mom, so in return I achieved a good grade. My mom always cheer me every time I tell her I excel in every subjects, she's always happy for me unlike my dad. He never told me he's proud of me, he never smiled in front of me, he never ask me to tell my problems and thoughts about school.. He just..scold me, every time he sees some tiny mistakes that I make. He'll use it to throw me some painful words, when I defends my self he tells me to get out of their house and he don't see any hope from me.

He always do that and my mom suddenly resign when she found out what happened between us. Because of that, it was difficult for me to allocate my allowance since its not enough anymore.. I was having a hard time try to save money when my parents are both unemployed, so I decided to quit school. My mom don't want it, but I told her I'm having a hard time and I can't focus anymore. My dad got mad, he told me not to spend too much for me to survive at school.. He wants me to continue but he didn't find a way to provide my needs, our needs. That day, I realized that my dad can't take care of us, he can't even support me mentally why should I still expect a financial support from him?

My mind was clouded with thoughts that day, I want to move out and find a job to provide my family's needs. I told them, I'm going to find a job and when I earn enough for my tuition and school's miscellaneous, I gonna back to school while part-timing. My dad dissent again and tell me to get married and get the hell out of their lives since I'm useless now. I didn't listen to him and continue what I've planned. He has nothing to do with my decisions anymore, he is my father but my life belongs to me.

And now, he founds out that I'm working with my boss, Noah. He always speak some gibberish words like I'm gonna marry off a lowly guy like him and I will end up like them. He calls him lowly, but what shall we call us? He thinks he's highly from every one but he has nothing with his pathetic and useless self.

"You slept with him?" He still sounds angry as always.

"No," I blankly says.

"I said, don't lie to my face!" He shouted again.

Thank God, my friends are away. They won't witness this horrible scene with my father.

"What's wrong with that, huh?" I ask him and his eyes widen.

He grabs my hair and grip it like a pro. It hurts, yes. But he's stronger than me, I can't fight him back.

"D-dad.. Please stop.." I cried while trying to get his hands out of my hair.

"You don't listen to me anymore!" He continues to pull my hair.

I cried and pleaded him but he pulls my hair more and my head are already aching. I heard a knock on the door and I was about to shout and ask from help when he suddenly cover my mouth with his palm. I tried to fight him but he's really strong, so I have to bite his finger and that's it he let go of my mouth.

"Help!" I shouted. The knock on the door suddenly stops. I'm praying that it will open the door and save me from the hands of my dad. Silently praying.

"You bitch!" He's about to slap me when he suddenly stops.

He looks pretty shocked when I laid my eyes on him. He's not looking at my direction so I followed where he looks at. My eyes widen when I see my boss holding my father's arm whose about to hit me earlier. He looks at me and examine my situation. He's looks mad when he saw my hair then look at my clothes whose now crumpled. I look awful right now, I'm sure.

"What's happening here? Are you okay?" Now, he looks worried. He let go of my dad's arm and turn to me.

"Boss.." My eyes watered. He reached for my hand and tries to stand me up and when I manage to stand he suddenly grab my arms and hug me.

"It's okay, I'm here.." He pats my back as he hugs me.

"I called the police and they're on their way now, if you don't want to be in prison sir. Get the hell out of here." I guess he's talking to my dad on my back. He still sounds calm as always.

Even in this mess, I still manage to get amazed by him.

I heard my father's footsteps and shuts the door. Now, I can finally breathe.

"Shh..don't cry, you're safe now." But I cry more..

Thank you boss..

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