THE ROGUE LUNA.

slowly and tiptoed inside the house,

father would be back home, that's if h

because if he was hom

gets very angry when he returns home before her

issed the last bus, plus there was quite a traffic o

me home late. He would be livid nonetheless of her valid

ive her any relief, because the man might

ocket and turned on the flashlight

ing against the wall. Seeing the man hateful gaze zeroed on

fa

ad

is time?" He queried her angrily, taking

d the bright light came on, illuminating

udden surgery of anger to h

..was..

ed her up and immediately, s

but she noticed something else, he wa

drunk

t her up with a resounding slap, so hard that her

tears started streaking do

uy!" He pointed accusing, grab

He queried furiously, still pulling her

with her palms, but he punched t

n a thud, her back hitting against

coiled form and starte

een fucking around, haven't you?" He

f hoarsely, covering her face so

t..meet..

as purple red and his big German body

d say if she was alive?" His voice

e me, if I exp

with gritted teeth and clench

drawn broad face and blazing eyes the color of mud; la

.." She cried, a

ppen again,

." He stated venomously and right before her, he

r!" He hollered from the stairs,

iculate throaty cry, not

a dry, choking cry, wiping away t

ull, her ribs were hurting from the kick

the beating of two days ago and here s

the assault and abuse she's been receivi

repair and there was no

tragic car accident. She was lucky to had survived the accident

living hell from

eason, blamed her for the acc

't have had to take you to the doctor and sure wouldn't have met

shed she'd died in that

in her mother's place or even die alongside her. That

father's constant abuse or

a wife to her father. She cooked for him, cleaned, did his laund

his deadly wrath afterwards. She'd tried to talk to her older sister about it, but Shelly had nev

aving her to the constan

refused her from going to college even though she was acce

staurant. Her earnings are his to squander an

aurant, because it was quite late. Her father had brutally abused her just because he saw her gettin

voided the opposite

she was far away in Northwestern studying law and only came home during the holiday, her father had str

ll on earth, with no one to t

re minutes, she gathered herself up from t

repare a quick dinner and serve them before he returns. Ignoring her bone

eat the time and when he came out several

ut to her, walking to

ess above it. His dangerous looking

ver cared about was drinking and gambling away the little money they'd. He'd a job at the Topeka Sewage plant, but eventua

home once in a blue moon. She was stuck with him, with no possible jeans of escape. That was why

seat for him to sit on and after he sat, she

acon and spa

fter she'd served him his dinner. She pull

sat there, contemplating on how easy it would be for her to

the rest of her life. She's still living with the guilt

of a sudden, dragging her from her reverie an

y to his question and he grunted something

o restock?" She asked him in a barely audible tone

've ran out of it?" He flared acidly, his vo

person?" He pointed accusingly at h

repeated, this time pushing his dinner away, the cu

.one...I'

roared angrily, smacki

d!" He accused her blatantl

eeping around w

sleeping with him?" He asked he

oing anything to..." Another thunder

face to the wooden table, almost

ast breathe, you're mine and the sooner you accept that, the better for you." H

sh for death instead." With those words, he let go of her neck and pushed her head against the ta

abored breathing, she watched