We will publish a chapter about her story on

olence, forms of verbal abuse and toxic famil

d man care so much about a kid he doesn't even know? I thought. It's not

pered, closing

was my enormous bedroom. The one that had enough space for five other beds. My toys were

or. I must be dreaming. I have to wake up but I can't control my

on my tiptoes, into the lobby making sure that no one was up yet

u're doing?" yelled th

and I did remember her exactly as she was. Tall and imposing, with dark long blond ha

her being a control freak "Gabrielle!!! How many times do I have

her presence and I already

n your pajamas and bare feet? That's inappropriate. You should wait inside for your nanny to groom you so that you are more presentable than this.

alked fast to my room. Closing the door behind

. Do something. Don't just sit there crying. I fel

he door and walked in greeting me "Good mo

n't greet her back and simply stood up waiting for her to get me ready. She washed me and dressed me in those doll dr

re I found my father sitting at the head of the table like every morning, a newspaper in hand, and my mo

o your parents and greet them in the morn

" I whispered watching the m

e morning" intervened my father and then added turning tow

nt. I was never the big chatter in my youth. I could s

we are going hunting, it's the rabbit's season"

I?"I asked wi

g. Hunting parties are not for young girls like you and I hope your father finally understand this. If I had agreed

st for fun don't make

before not to call me Ell

on't see th

let you get these ideas into her head," she said in

get me out of there and he only shook his head "I'm so

he last word in my family simply because my mother was the one with the fortune and the on

ng me to get ready to go to the church. We went to the car where the chauffeur opened the door for u

s all over again. Fuck.Where is that idiot when I

bout those women since I was a little kid that they were too superficial and I couldn't stay around them for m

ress, jewelry who made the biggest donations, and so on. I sat during the entire thing with my mind going blank

likes discipline, complains of the lack of respect of this new

t really a big romantic tho. She didn't really believe in tr

to hardships under the pretext that it's for your own good. It will only make yo

do my homework before my tutor come over, but my fathe

" he said opening a box and

was happy, not just because I had got my first pet but also because it was the first time my fat

ing to take care of it. My mother complained most of the time abou

s an excuse and made me get ready to go to church anyways. I was angry and tired. I didn't w

to feed it but like eve

r person around but not me and I always foun

to be my friend?"I a

her shell after I placed her back on

heard sounds whispering in my head to get what I want. I wanted this t

from the bushes, and str

ith all my strength over and over again. I repeated the process many

, I heard my mother's voice calling for me but I d

this again? Answer me when I call yo

at better not be dirt on that dress or I will-" she stopped in her track whe

h and closed it many times before words finally came out "W-what...what have you done?!

thing to do with me staining my new white dress "I'm sorry mother I didn't mean to make my dress dirty like this

way to my room. Inside, she hastily took my dress off, threw it away, and washed me. Sh

ce. Hearing him coming, I run to the stairs but stopped at the f

g happen?" asked her husband with w

e the one explaining to me what's going on. Do you think you're helping

look and asked"what do you mean by this?...

r. She is not mentally sound...Sniff..something is wrong in her head...my bab

arted "why are you calling our little ange

and yelled "SHE IS NO ANGEL!!!... THAT'S THE DEVIL's DOING!!

at Gabrielle did to deserve to be

smashed it with a rock to death and she

And...was she able to

ut right now? Your daughter just took a life and didn't feel an

I'm impressed at how strong and fierce my daughter can be. I have to keep up

t going to keep up this training with you!!! You're

crew up by giving me a daughter instead of a son and now that God wants to make it up to me you're going to stop it?" he stepped closer to he

ing his sentence. I hastily got up and run to my room closi

the next second I heard my father's vo

hing deeply. I looked out of the window t

nd I was back