Chapter 12: Back In Hell

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"It's always a pleasure helping old friends, Joseph."

My brain dulled down to a slow whir. After years of being called dumb by my father and his little family, I was finally considering that I really must be dumb.

I stared stupidly at the both of them. Trying to make sense of what was going on.

What the hell was going on here?

A disgusting grin spread across my father's face as he nodded.

"In the future, I hope we can continue to work together, Joseph. And if you're ever in a bind," he paused, chuckling without a trace of humor, " reach out to me. I'll certainly help in any way that I can."

I was work?

"And the girl? What will you do with her?"

He asked again, and I sagged like a limp noodle in my father's grip, my wails growing louder.

He was supposed to save me. He was supposed to shield me from my father. That's what he promised me.

"For the troubles, I'll have to punish her. Such willful disobedience and lack of respect are what I hate. She is everything I detest and abho