Recap
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Standing up, I placed his head on the soft pillow, that was bestrewn on one side of the bed. Tucking him under the duvet, I turned off the lights. Not before kissing his forehead and bidding him a Good night and Sweet Dreams. Even though he was already fast asleep.

With that I walked out, with fear in my hearts, for the panels of judges that awaited me.

Something bad was about to happen.I could feel it.
*****

From the deepest earth, to the skies above.
If hate can kill, then so can the love.

In the hazardous war, in the safest truce.
If lies can kill, then so can the truth.
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Endi
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Making my way over to the seat, I was once seated on before I excused them. Just as I was about to plop down, my father spoke making me halt in the process, for the moment.

"And what do you think you're doing?" He asked, his voice holding so much severity it was as if I was being lashed. Yeah, it was that harsh.

Standing up properly. I let out a soft sigh. I knew better than to still seat.

Bending my head, I bowed, Gazing at the floor like it was the beautiful eyes of my run-away lover.

What the heck? That was a dry comparison. My dumb subconscious chirped.

You're so-

I was about to tell that human-in me named subconsciousness, how stupid she was.

But I got pulled out of my reverie by the voice of my dear father who had successfully managed to control the crave of ripping my head off. I didn't need to be told that it was taking a lot of control from him.

"Why are you like this? Just tell me why are you like this?"

I kept mute.

"You're always acting one drama or the other. You're always disturbing everyone. What is your problem? " He asks with his voice on a high note.

Drama?
So, they thought this was some sort of disturbance again...I thought they'd understand or something. I-

"You always are a disturbance..and you know, they'd never understand." My subconsciousness chirped.

I ignored her, maybe because she was right.

"I'm sorry sir." I muttered looking at my feet.

I quivered as the sound of his humorless laugh boomed through the air travelling deep into the depth of my ears.

Was he laughing?
He was laughing?

It echoed again and again in my head. Automatically, replaying the sound like that of a disc.

"You're standing there and telling me sorry? What should sorry do?"

"I'm sorry sir." I stupidly mumbled, once again, not knowing what else to say.

"You're still saying sorry?" A voice spoke, this time it was my mum.

What now?

Raising my head up, I looked at her, her face held an unexplainable emotion but I didn't miss the bored look on a side of her pretty face which still managed to maintain it's prettiness even with her stressed aura.

I wonder-

I was exploring in my little world but got dragged down back to reality by the voice of my sister.

"Answer her now, why are you staring into space? You're planning to act another drama abi?"She rhetorically asked, with her face looking beautiful as it had motifs on it; like a plain material about to be bleached in a tye and dye projet, at the end the patterns, all led to one word, and that was; DISGUST.

I didn't give a reply.

"Cat got your tongue?" She asked smirking with an evil glint in her eyes.

Was this actually my sister?
Like..my real sister..

I still kept mute.

"Look, just get over with all these and go straight to the point. She obviously isn't going to reply us anytime soon. So, I think it's better if you just tell her the new rules now." She spat rolling bitterness as she looked at me like she just wanted me dead right there and then.

New rules??

"Yes, new rules" She said making me look at her like she was crazy.

Getting the hint, she eyed me before she clarified "You actually said that out loud."

"Ohhh" I mumbled, not knowing what else to say. I wonder how come, I had mistakenly slipped that out.

How come?

"Well, listen up young Lady. New rules would be set."Dad said.

"No dad, they have already been set." My Jazabelic sister corrected.

Is there a word like that my subconsciousness asked pissing me off the more.

Shut Up! I snapped.

"Now, listen up young lady," He repeated.

"You'd be resuming your previous job. That way you wouldn't be Idle enough to display your madness every now and then." He explained in an authoritative voice, not leaving chance for me to say anything talk less of complaining.

My eyes widened.

Work?
I ain't going back to that working place!
My boss had almost-
Oh no...this can't be happening.
No no no no no!!
What of Max?!
No!!!
No!!

Immediately, all I saw was red.

"I'm not resuming that work!" I screamed, looking at my father-who now looked at me, as though I had grown a thousand heads in a span of milliseconds.

I ignored the look.
I won't fall for it..not now.
Not when Max was involved.

"Meaning?" He asked in a cold and intense voice.

"You heard me dad..I'm not going back to that work!" I shouted, feeling frustrated.

"Do you realize you're talking to your dad!" My mum spoke-this time on a slightly high note- not her usual low voice, which held authority just that this was a bit different as it didn't only hold authority, It held bitterness.

"I don't only realize mum! I know who I'm speaking to. I very much know who I'm speaking to-."I said but got interrupted by my mum.

"Would you keep quiet?!" She shushed looking at me with a mixture of expressions, consisting of; bewilderment, anger and something I could classify as fear.

She shushed but didn't shun...I knew why.

I knew why she was scared, I obviously wasn't the reason, it because of-that-umph-that bastard!

"I won't keep quiet mum, At least not today...." I spoke fixing my gaze on her. Trying my best to send a voiceless message to her through my eyes. One I knew she'd understand.

Averting my gaze from her, I looked at my father...I looked at my excuse of a dad.

I shuddered under his challenging gaze.

It was like he was daring me to do something wrong..

"And you declare openly that, you know who you are, speaking to?" He asked me; his gray tone making me quiver-even though I tried to hide it's instant effects making me feel there was more to his words.

I knew there was more...We all knew...

"Bukunmi you had better warn your child or else..." He trailed, huffing out gases of quickly pent up anger, warningly pointing his index finger at mum who backed away slightly.

She was scared and I knew it. I could see it. I didn't need to read an article or get a notification to know it cause it was quite obvious to me.

She was scared in her own house. The thought of it alone shook me. There was cause for alarm and I knew it but just couldn't place my hands on the main issue.

Surprising everyone and even myself, I screamed raging my right hand in my mid length black hair, in undiluted frustration.

"Or else what?!" I shouted at him, as though I was suddenly possessed by some sort of spirit from another world.

"Are you high or something?!" He said his deep voice dripping with venom, traveling into all the rooms in the house.

"I'm not high but I just want you to know. I'm will not resume that job. Please give me another working place." I pleaded.

"Y-y-you know what my boss had almost done to me and you still have guts to the tell me to go back there." I cried. The tears falling freely.

I couldn't help it.

Slowly walking towards me, I looked up to meet his dark eyes filled with evil.

Standing in front of me, he held my chin making me look straight into his eyes which burned into mine.

I gulped, fear gripping me.

"Listen to me young lady, you're resuming that work and nothing's gonna change it." He whispered, his voice singing in finality.

"You're nothing but a monster!!" I screamed.

The look on his face after I said that made me know that, I was in for deep shit.