Chapter 6

"What the....ahhhhh!" Madonna, my step mum screamed at the sight of dad in the pool of his blood. 

She just walked in.

"What...how ....." She stuttered as she sight the knife on my hand. 

She looked at me with wide eyes. 

I shake my head slightly. 

She let out a breath. 

My heart beat has never been so loud 

"What have you done?!" She yelled.

"I..I....didn't...it wasn't me" 

"Liar!" Mark snapped. 

Tears rolled out my eyes. 

"Oh God! Vince!" Madonna screamed as she walked towards dad. 

She kneel towards him, trying to touch him. 

My heart clenched severely as I stare at my poor dad. 

Lifeless in the pool of his blood. 

"You little bitch!" I heard Marco yell. Next I felt an aggressive grab on my hair.

"Ah!" 

The knife fell off my hand. 

"You fucking bitch! You killed our father!" He yelled at me as he tightened his grip on my hair. 

"No please...I wasn't me. It was Ma...." 

"Shut the fuck up!" He snapped.

I closed my eyes. 

His grip on my hair is very painful. 

I cried silently. 

"We should kill her for this shit she just did!" Leo said as he held his crying mum. 

"Let's do it right away!" Mark said. 

I shake my head. "No please...I didn't kill him. He is my father too. I loved him" 

Leo scoffed. 

"I knew you are a fucking bitch the first day dad brought you into our home" he said. "Dad was very foolish. I did tell him but he wouldn't listen. Now look how he ended up. Because you little snake!" 

Tears rolled out my eyes the more.

"You killed my husband! Bitch!" Madonna yelled.

I cried out. "I didn't kill him. It was Mark who did it"

"Shut the fuck up!" Mark yelled. 

Madonna walked towards me and I got a stinging slap from her. 

"Ah!" I whimpered.

Everything went blur. My cheek was on fire. 

I tasted blood.

"How dare you accuse my son?!" 

Tears rolled out the more. 

I look at her. 

"You will pay for this. Call the cops Leo " she said. 

My heart sunk. 

"No mum. I suggest we deal with her ourselves " Marco said gripping my hair the more. 

A whimper left my mouth. 

"That's a good idea. Getting her locked up will be going easy on her. She deserves to suffer severely for this" Mark said.

"That's a good idea" Leo said. 

I feel cold shivers all over my body. 

My heart sunk deeper. 

"Okay then. Take her to the basement" Madonna said.

Marco dragged me out. 

"No please don't do this. I didn't kill him. Please!" 

"Shut up!" Marco snapped as he head towards the basement. 

My legs are weak and my hands are shaking. His grip on my hair is giving me a headache.

I feel so scared.

We got to a door, he opened it and pushed me inside.

"Ah!" 

I meet the floor. 

I felt an ache on my ribs. 

He closed the door. 

Tears rushed out of my eyes. 

I bring my knees to my chest and hug it. 

My heart broke into pieces as images of my lifeless dad filled my head.

Why did Mark kill him? 

What did dad do to him?

Did they have a misunderstanding or something?

Dad was sick. He could hardly speak. Why did Mark kill him?

He killed dad and lied that I did it. 

They all believed him. 

God what are they planning to do to me?

I didn't kill my dad.

I didn't....

Tears rushed out the more. 

I thought about not seeing my dad ever again. 

It hurts so deep 

I shouldn't have left him. 

He promised he will be okay once I wake up. 

He promised.

But he is dead. 

My dad is dead. 

I have no one. No one in this world. 

It hurts so bad. 

I sobbed silently.

I look around me. It is indeed a basement. 

It so scary in here.

Oh God please save me. 

I sense something run pass with speed, making me flinch. 

I shudder to the thought of rats. I don't like rats. 

I rest my head on my knees, sobbing. 

I can't believe my dad is gone.

Gone forever. 

*************

A large quantity of cold water, splashed on me, making me gasp loudly.

"How dare you sleep after what you did?" I heard Madonna's voice.

The water is very cold. Like it was  gotten out of the refrigerator. 

My whole body stiffened. 

Wiping my face, someone grabbed me by my hair.

"Get up!" Marco's voice. 

A whimper left my lips as he lead me out of the basement.

It was nightfall already. 

We got to the living room, I see Leo and Mark standing there, holding whips. 

My heart dropped. 

"Pathetic bitch" Mark said.

"Murderer" Leo spat. 

"Lash her whole body" Madonna ordered.

"No..." A stinging lash hit my back. "Ah!" 

Leo smirked. 

My whole body took the pain. 

It was agonzing. 

I got another lash from Mark. 

"Ahhh!!! Please....!!" 

"Another!" Madonna yelled.

Leo lashed me again. 

I turn to run out but Marco pushed me back. 

Leo lashed me again. 

"Stop please!" 

Mark hit me again. 

"Ahhhhh!"

"Ma'am Madonna!" I heard Max's voice. 

"Max" I cried. 

They all look at him. 

He is looking at me with wide eyes. 

I was a crying mess. I held the part of my body they lashed the whip with my hand.

The pain is unbearable. 

"Ma'am..." 

"Get back to your post. This is none of your concern" Madonna said to Max. 

"But..." 

"Are you deaf?!" Marco snapped.

Max stare at me. 

I pleaded with him with my tears filled eyes to save.  

But he walked away. 

My heart clenched. 

"No Max don't leave me...." I make steps to follow him but Madonna grabbed me. 

She back handed my cheek.

I whimpered. 

I tasted blood like before. 

Next she tore my clothes and pushed me back aggressively. 

I fell on the cold floor. 

"Ah!" 

"Whip her!" 

"No please!" I begged 

Leo and Mark lashed me at the same time. 

"Stop! Please!" 

"Harder!" Madonna yelled. 

"AHH stop! Please I beg you?" 

They continued. 

"Harder damn it!" 

They obeyed. 

They were relentless.

I screamed my lungs out.

I twirled on the floor as they whipped me heartlessly. 

My whole body was on fire. 

Dad please......save me.

Please....

I can't take.....I can't take it anymore. 

Darkness took me.

********

I open my eyes slowly. The ray of the sun is hitting my face. 

Sitting up, I winced to the pain coming from my entire body. 

I saw marks all over my naked body as I cover myself with my hands.  

I recalled what happened last night.

Tears rolled out of my eyes.

I could help but sob bitterly. 

Looking around, I recognized where I was instantly. 

The basement. 

I must have passed out. 

The way they were lashing me without mercy makes me feel so terrible. 

How could they be so heartless?

Mark was the one who killed dad not me. 

Still he joined in whipping me.

He is so heartless. 

They are all heartless.

They hate me so much.

Now they have found the opportunity to do terrible things to me. 

God please help me. 

Please...

The door flew open.

I flinched.

Marco came into view. 

My heart sunk. 

"Bring her" he said.

Mark and Leo rushed towards me.

"No no please..." I move back towards the wall but they grabbed me and head out. 

My heart pounded to the thought of what they are about to do to me. 

My body can't take anymore lashes. 

Getting to the living room, they threw me on the floor. 

I cover my naked body with my hands. My head is down but I can sense the four of them complete in the living room. 

My head remained down. I don't want to see their faces. 

They are all heartless people. 

I heard a sound of a whip.

I flinched, shuddering. 

"Lash her" I heard Madonna say.

I move backwards but Leo grabbed me by my leg. 

He took hold of my both legs. 

My whole body stiffened. 

"Hmm. Mark take her both hands" 

"No please. Don't do this to me! I didn't kill my dad!" 

"Hold her!" 

Mark took my both hands. They both turn me around.

My whole world crumbled at that moment. 

I sense foot steps towards me. 

It was Marco. 

Next my body took in a lash on my bare back. 

I got a very agonizing pain. 

Another lash. 

My head spinned. 

He hit me again. 

I begged to die instead. 

I got another.

And another.

I screamed all through till darkness took me.