Hidden

f a daughter...

es standing with her l

at did you do?" Miriam yelled smash

was st

riage whom was three years older than Eric

in the morning and the

eing the broken p

g on here mum

sister" Miriam yelled dragging Erica

y, she felt this burnin

Joan yelled r

you shut your mouth up Joan

ear, she had a burning cigaret

er mouth and plunged i

let out a

play with them, look at how dirty and dis

floor with her b

well" she said

l and I would stitch your m

and ran out o

tle rat and wash these

, I would wash the

ails of yours yesterday and you

n g

er that she is your daughter too and we are sisters

arm out of the kitchen an

n, I am your mother and I treat neither of yo

you treat Erica like rubbish, hit her and even damage her ski

haves like a fool most times

o you think dad woul

me Joan neither you or Erica would say a word to your father, I am your mother and wh

her mother said but she was

side crying h

as already stained wit

e heard a male

for joy, it was her father dr

." she cried out h

ca, especially with the blood stains on h

ong with yo

head wiping he

ad..." she

other about telling her father anything, she had

ever, she wanted her mother to love her and show

a blood stains on your shoulder" he takes of

is this!"

fear bursting into tea

e and opened her back, he c

? Who did this to

uth and at the same time she was afraid of what her mother mig

o did this to you?" He asked agai

oke down

r choice than t

d it" s

go of Erica's arms "

t his beloved wife could do

u saying Eri

knew her father would find

truth..." sh

s hand "Oh! My God! Since wh

ce I was a child

stood up at once running

be happening for years and I

fault that you knew nothing, the only time I get to have some peace is

t down And

nd, the floor was co

ica that I have not been there for yo

ase.... she does not treat Joan th

owned loo

his feet headin

d and ran

t to do?" She cried

ense before she ends up kil

"Daddy please don't do

to her and went into the h

n she saw her father and th

to Erica

ed her he

er about the constant maltreatments she got from their

s old stood up at once a

s standin

smell trouble lo

dn't call to inform us that you were

I am so glad tha

"honey you don't look ok

ere trembli

silent, gla

y "Erica love... go get your dad

n inch Erica!"

am g

o take very good care of her, you know Erica honey.... she never gets satisfied,

to lie but she couldn't blame her though, she

riam, after everything we have been through together

drew! That child is a bl

a cigarette

t is the meaning of all of this? You know I

ed up and Andrew and Miria

screaming a

d heed under the

she saw it all, it was all hap

ouldn't stop dropping open at the sig

her own very tiny body, destroying her little hope

s ever met, unlike other mothers, she never sha

under the table watc

where the good and the bad fought against each other,

r lips rubbing her

myself for this, maybe I

ell and fight each other, her mother was hittin

crying?" E

mother to lie and pretend a lot, though she wondered why are mother was

g like he was the one hitting her, alot of times Erica had beli

ing the cause of their argument, she blamed herself for tellin

lt was graduall

er pardon myself for t

as always done and remained silent, but she was afraid of getting addic

ng inflicted on her by her mother gave birth to her wo

un was up and shinning, it was better off than the

en, they were so red an

as gone, that's what you get when yo

needed an apology or an explanati

should have being patie

he feels within as she remained under th

hands covering her ears, she wanted the day to

g soaked with more tears, her

h other nonstop, cursing