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Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Misogynistic Mother: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 8

8 Kabanata

Chapter 1

A nurse at the hospital happily took me from the obstetrician and announced to my mother, "It's a girl! Her skin is fair and glowing—she'll definitely grow up beautiful!"When Mom heard her words, her tired expression immediately changed. She suddenly grabbed the young nurse's hair before slapping her a few times.The entire hallway echoed with Mom's scolding."You witch! Did you secretly swap out my son? I ate so much salty food! How could it not be a boy?"Thankfully, Dad's younger sister, Aunt Grace, reacted quickly. She stopped Mom and called Dad, telling him to come over. The matter was only settled after that.Because of the phone call, Mom didn't hesitate to show Aunt Grace her displeasure.When Mom's health eventually improved, Dad took her home to rest. Aunt Grace, still worried, came to see me. My cries inside the room were so weak they were almost inaudible. Meanwhile, Dad slowly fed Mom the bowl of freshly made chicken broth he was holding."Liam, I'm telling you,

Chapter 2

That slap sent me crashing to the ground, and I even saw stars. The metallic taste of blood spread through my mouth as my front tooth wobbled from the force."You skank! You always look dead at home! What are you talking about so happily now? Is she teaching you how to seduce men?"Her words were so vile that all the neighbors came out to watch the commotion. However, not a single person stepped in to stop her. Perhaps, to them, I was the scum trying to seduce my own father as Mom had claimed.Jenny stood frozen in shock.Her mother rushed out when she heard the noise. Seeing my pitiful state, she instinctively moved to help me up.But Mom yanked me right in front of her. She shouted, "Were you the one who had your daughter lead my daughter astray? Are you trying to help her seduce my husband? You're all trash!"The force of her tug made me stumble. I desperately lowered my head to hide my humiliation.Yet Mrs. Davis stepped in front of me, shielding me with her frail frame. I s

Chapter 3

When I fell heavily to the floor, a sharp pain shot through my waist as my schoolbag dug into my back.Mom kicked me twice and walked toward the coffee table, cursing as she went."If it weren't for the junk collector, I wouldn't have known you were hiding these things, you shameless brat! "Dress! Lipstick! You're stealing money from home at such a young age to buy these things! You're trying to take my husband from me!"She grabbed those items and hurled them at me one by one.They were the lipstick and snacks Jenny had left me, along with a small dress. The snacks had long since expired, but I couldn't bring myself to eat them. Now, they were scattered all over the floor.I curled up on the floor, hugging myself tightly as I clung to that dress that reeked of mildew from being kept away from the light for so long.I would be over if I just endured it a little longer. The pain in my body had already gone numb. Hope was close. If I could just hold on a little longer, everything

Chapter 4

The bustling crowd below brought me back to my senses.One vibrant, youthful face after another looked up at me, while the voices of those troublemakers in class echoed in my ears."Ha! You can't take it anymore already?"My meticulously organized notes from three years of high school had disappeared. They were notes that contained all my hard work and effort over the years.By the time I found them, they were sitting in a bucket of filthy water, completely ruined.I heard the mocking laughter of a few people behind me. At that moment, an overwhelming exhaustion swept over me. It felt as though even breathing was a struggle.I just wanted to live. Why was it so hard?"If you can't handle it, then just die already. People like you don't deserve to live." The boy's words were nothing short of vicious. Ignoring them, I turned to leave. But one of them suddenly grabbed my arm, saying I should have fun with him for a while.Panicked, I climbed up to the rooftop.My intention was

Chapter 5

Mom's answer came quickly in a tone devoid of any sadness."Where are the ashes?" I asked."I donated them. It's a nuisance to keep them at home," she replied, her voice laced with impatience. She held back from snapping as there were outsiders present.I watched as my belongings were carried out one by one. Just as the junk collector grabbed the last bag and prepared to pay and leave, I suddenly spoke up. "That's the box I gave Marianne, right? I'd like it back now."Mom frowned and gave me a sharp glance before letting out a scoff."Fine, give it to her," she spat as if granting me a favor.The truth was, the box wasn't originally from Grandma. I had picked it up off the street. Inside, however, were all the things I held dear.I took the box and sat down. Mom, having escorted the junk collector out, returned to find me still seated in the same spot. Her irritation instantly flared, and she tried to force me to leave.But what she didn't know was that today, I had come with o

Chapter 6

Afterward, I did the same thing a few times.No matter how absurd the situation became, as long as it involved Dad, Mom would completely lose her mind and throw herself into the chaos.If I sent a message through Dad's phone today, Mom would show up the next day, right on time, to beat someone to the ground.Eventually, Mom had a falling out with all her old friends. No one even invited her to play poker anymore.As the incidents piled up, Mom didn't notice anything unusual while the victims in the neighborhood banded together.I overheard them openly airing grievances or hurling accusations about Mom at their game table."Winnie's been acting like a lunatic lately. She's biting anyone she sees.""The bruises on my arm haven't even faded yet!""She insisted I was having an affair with Liam. Honestly, does she really think Liam is some kind of prize? He's ugly, and his personality is even worse."In the span of one card game, they completely tore Mom apart with their words.My

Chapter 7

Under the peculiar gazes of the onlookers, my parents began arguing at the hotel's entrance.Flushed with anger, Mom argued relentlessly about the messages from the older women on Dad's phone. But to Dad, those were nothing more than ordinary messages.Realizing the argument was spiraling out of control, he decided to stop holding back and began quarreling with her just as fiercely.He brought up the ridicule from the neighbors over the past few days and vented about the bitterness he had endured in social interactions throughout the years.He even dragged my death into the argument—all in a desperate attempt to salvage his ridiculous, bruised pride.Meanwhile, the female supervisor had composed herself. She smoothed out the strands of hair that had been messed up in the chaos. Under the support of her colleagues, she strutted out with an air of superiority and looked down at my parents.Dad ended up being fired.This, without a doubt, became yet another fuse for the endless qua

Chapter 8

Late at night, the neighborhood was awakened by piercing screams and the sound of an ambulance.Dad was carried out on a stretcher, already unconscious. He was covered in blood.No one knew what had happened that night; only faint echoes of screams lingered in their memories.But as someone sleeping in the adjacent room, I had almost witnessed the entire horrific scene firsthand.When Mom crept into the bedroom, I had already guessed what she was planning to do. But I didn't stop her.I stayed awake the entire night, just waiting for any noise to come from the other room.Sure enough, I heard the screams in the middle of the night.Mom had waited until Dad was fast asleep before she took the sharp knife hidden under the pillow and stabbed his legs repeatedly.As she stabbed, she screamed in a frenzy."Liam, I'm doing this for your own good. Don't worry. You can live without your legs. I'll stay by your side forever and take care of you! "You'll stay with me like this. You'll

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