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Chapter 4 - The slap

No joke I was gonna purposely get slapped today. One thing I didn't say earlier was that my father doesn't work. We rely on money that mom earns but dad is an addict as soon as mom earns salary dad steals it and uses it on drugs. Most of the time my mom's siblings give her money. The money she earns from her job is all cash making it easy for dad to steal. We don't run broke because of my mums family they are rich so if we need money they help.

I was sitting down on my desk using my old and broken phone which I use in front of dad when I heard the door unlock and a demand of money from mum. I went downstairs with my phone visible to him and he started shouting at me…

"YOU USELESS CHILD ALWAYS ON YOUR PHONE GIVE HERE NOW"

"NO I AM NOT GIVING IT! I DON'T WANT YOU TO SELL IT FOR YOUR DAMN DRUGS"

"Minah please give it" 

" NO MOM I'M NOT SORRY"

My father lifted his hand and slapped me so hard that blood poured out my mouth. I could hear mom and Armani shouting but then my eyes started shutting and I felt the weight of 2 people fall on the floor...

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