CHAPTER 01: TRUTH AND LIES
KEITH'S POV:
"Damn it Keith!" Alice shouted from the attic door where I was sleeping
"B-Why Ali-- Sir!
I was holding my cheek because of Alice's slap to my cousin
"D*mn you b*tch I told you to wash my clothes I didn't say destroy them at any time you b*bo!!" he shouted and reached for my face again
He didn't stop me until he got fed up with teasing, scratching slaps and punches
"You're probably getting old by then you bwis*t!" he promised and stomped on me before leaving
I just held my stomach because of the pain
"Iha! A-Are you okay? Oh jusko" Mother Belen said to the maid at Tita's house
I just nodded and immediately sat down so he wouldn't worry
"You have a scratch on your face again, come let's treat it" said Nay Belen
We were about to go to his room when Aunt Margo appeared at the door
"Oh, where are you going and dirtying the house, you're just here?!" Tita was angry
"I just called her Madam so we can clean up" replied Nay Belen
"You're a girl, do you have to be called that all the time?!" Tita promised
And pulled my hair with such force that I almost fell down
"Just swallow it, you're still destroying things!!" he said then pulled my hair and turned my head
"I-I didn't mean to, Ti-Tita, it's okay," I said crying
"What's right?! You're ordering me?! ha?! ha!!" he shouted and pulled my hair more and more, some of my hair was falling out because of what he was doing
"Madam, it's true that the child is hurting," Nay Belen begged
"Hey sign! don't interfere here or I'll embarrass you" said Tita
"Oh what's going on there" Tito Marc interrupted Tita's boyfriend
"This girl only knows how to do things like her mother's b*ba" Tita answered and still didn't let go of my hair
"That's right, come on, let's go somewhere soon!" said Tito Marc
Then Tita was pulled away from me
"I'm not done with that girl yet!!" Tita was shocked
"Can you Margo! Come on we're going to be more important than that!" Tito Marc's stubbornness
"We're not done yet, I'll erase your face!" Tita shouted as Tito pulled her away
I just sat down because I feel so much pain
Nay Belen helped me to her room and started to treat me
My whole body hurts, there isn't a day that I don't taste hurtful words or mistreatment since I came to this house
Nay Belen is the only one who is kind to me, she is the only one who cares about all the wounds and bumps that I get, she is the only one who heals me
"N-Nay Belen, is committing suicide a sin against God?" I asked as he treated me
"What are you talking about? That's a big sin against God, don't ever do that even if you think it's forbidden," answered Nay Belen
"I'm so tired" I said sobbing
"I do everything they order me in our house, even though they don't feed me right, I still do it, but why is that?" I promised
"W-If only my parents hadn't abandoned me, if only they hadn't disappeared, if only my parents had loved me, I wouldn't be like this" I added.
Mother Belen's eyes widened when she heard what I said
"Abandoned? Abandoned? you're wrong, your parents didn't abandon you" he said which surprised me
"Aunt told me that I don't have parents because they don't love me. They just left me in their trash, Aunt. I owe her why I'm still breathing today," I promised again.
"That's not true, listen to me, your parents didn't abandon you, your parents love you very much, I know that" said Nay Belen