(THE PSYCHO ANGEL)

one him wrong. He is holding a vase while chasing me, his eyes staring at me, telling me that he wants to hurt me or, worse, kill me. I don’t know what to do beca

en there is no assurance that it would save me from him. I hide under my bed, with my heart can’t stop beating fast because I am afraid and I can’t even breathe. The thunder continuously roars, but this time with lightning, pieces of information can see his shadow from under the bed. If he’s near, I can also hear him whistling as if he’s so calm while I’m in fear. I can also hear his footsteps and still whistling and holding the vase that I know he will use to smash me in the head. He stopped in front of me, still searching

e are playing hide and seek, and He is the one who

hiding like a scared kid, lost in my own house, in my room. I tried to stop my fear and close my eyes, pray for him to go away, but I saw him stand up again and start whistling. I closed my eyes. I can feel him keep walking until he suddenly stops. The whistles, the movement, so I open my eyes to check if he’s gone. I slowly crawl from under my bed with thunder and lightning. I was surprised when he pulled me on my hair with all of his force. I tri

d curtains are closed. No bad man and broken bones too. I got up from my bed, stretched my body, and I was about to start my day when I heard my parents fighting again downstairs. Daddy is home after a half month of not going home. His reason is his out of town business without calling my mom while he’s on his business makes my mom p

sked, full of range, but dad

f a month”, She added

her breaking down again, but dad kept on ignoring her. Instead of answering mama, he went to the kitche

answer my quest

die. You are drun

am waiting for you to come back,

ded and started to cry. But instead of comforting

h your mistress ag

he floor. Mom got shocked when dad slapped her hard on the face enough to make her fall on the floor. She c

* leave you!” He said and fixed his collar

the bad dream and the fight I always heard since mom found out about Belinda gives me a headache. She lost her sanity. Mom is always suspicious and paranoid. Belinda is dad’s business partner and another woman. She is the one who organised mom and dad’s marriage, and now she’s the reason why the marriage is breaking. At

s why my head is aching, but I can’t go back to sleep because of their screams and fights. Even I cover my ears with a pillow so I cannot hear them fighting

He just woke up naked and kissed my cheek

, babe?” He asked,

love to drink, smoke and play around. His life might be boring for others, but he’s the one who brings me closer to God. He reminds me about God every time He sings me the Give thanks. By Don Moen, a Christian song that inspires me every time I hear it. It is so pleasant to my ears but not now because I am st

r and wants to get mad at me without any reason. She pushes the door to get inside, but I keep blocking the door

ell it from outside, but I don’t care. She keeps pushing the doo

She shouted whil

ou want?”

ing to school?!

hoping for her t

sked in an i

an out of school

alone,” I said while keeping on avo

so I pushed the door and

while she held the part

she slaps me hard like

how to respect me,” She furiously said

l since my nanny Silva died. My nanny treated me as her daughter, who loves me dearly and always takes good care of me. She died because she got sick when I was sixteen years old, and since then, my life has changed. I am a twenty-two year old and still in university, who’s not int

home, they are always fighting. Our house would be in chaos if they were home. I told myself that this was no longer a home but a house. I keep on crying when Echo hugs me and kisses me. He whispered to my ear like an angel reminding me tha

landline, and silently went downstairs while singing the Give thanks in my head. I heard daddy talking to Belinda on the phone. He is whispering because he doesn’t want mom to listen to him. He is still wearing his office suit and drinking a new cup of coffee. He didn’t even notice me standing behind him because he was so busy talking to his other woman. I slowly struggle him with the cord that I am holding. He tried to grab me from behind, but I hit him with the coffee cup twice until it broke on his head. I saw his face turn red because of the hot coffee, but I didn’t care. I am still struggling him until he

mom called

cord in his neck. She went to my father, pushed me away and checked if my fathe

t I didn’t answer. She touches my father’s pulse to double

father”, She crie

aid with a disgra

oesn’t deserve her love. While I am here sitting beside her, watching her cry. I decided to end her suffering too. I went near her and struggled with th

aid and kissed

I whispered to her while the “give

y father and mother lying dead on the floor. I

so that their souls can

e them sit on the chairs at the dining table facing each other with our long rectangular table. I know our table will have a happy family that’s eating together. I also wiped my father’s forehead to remove the little blood fr

While cleaning the mess, I suddenly felt hungry, and when I checked the time, it was already lunchtime. I cooked lunch for us while they were at the dining table waiting for me to be finished, and once I was done. I served

e rice and chicken soup with broccoli. I smiled back at him and thanked him for giving me peace in my life. Because now I

o guide me. That is why I have loved him all my life, and I know that he loves me too, and from now on, he will stay with me. I don’t need to hide him inside my room; I don’t need to sneak just to see him because we are now free in my parent

end of yours because mom still didn’t know about the two of you.” I told him while gently pouring the soup into his cup. T

y soup?” I asked him,

asked him again, and th

ted and threw the cup of soup on his face. His face turns

r told me, but I didn’t listen to him. I contin

,” Echo said, tryin

smooth and soft lips. It aroused me; I kissed him back, which Ma