Casey ( 8 years old)
“Casey?!” my father yelled my name and I let out a sigh.
“It’s better if you leave before he comes here, I don’t want you to get fired.” I told the maid that was making my bed and cleaning my room. As soon as she left my father came through the door, I stopped doing homework and stood up.
“Hi…” before I could finish my sentence I was already on the floor, holding my cheek. It stung and hurt from how hard he had slapped me but I could not cry or show weakness so I stood up.
“Are you trying to ruin me?!Answer me!” he yelled louder and I flinched.
“No, sir.” and again I fell on to the floor.
“Then what the fuck was the call I received about?!” confused about what he was talking about I could only stay quiet.
“Didn’t you hear me?!” he slapped me once again and this time I couldn’t contain my tears, I tried to wipe them when they started to roll down my cheeks.
“Why did you tell your teacher you were a girl?! Huh?!” Looking through my blurry vision I could see how red his face was becoming.
“I wanted to join the sleepover the girls were planning.”
“Are you stupid?! You are a boy, not a girl!” he said pacing side to side.
“ But I don’t want to keep being a boy.” he slapped me one more time and walked towards my closet.
“ You will be a boy for the rest of your life, you will be a monster like your mother called you!” he came back with a belt on his hand and I visibly flinched and started to walk backwards to get away from him.
“Mom didn’t call me a monster… she said that to you.” I whispered the last part scared of what he might do to me.
“No, she told me that was about you. She left because you are a monster for having to hide and lie to people.” his voice still had angered but he stopped yelling at me.
“She called?”
She is gonna come back for me. She is going to keep her promise.
“Now, let’s go over these one more time, and the last I hope, what are you?”
“I’m a boy… I will… I will behave… I won’t tell anyone i’m a girl… I am only a boy.” I desperately said the words
“See? If you had done that from the beginning, I wouldn’t have had to slap you, now go put some ice on that. I Have to go.”
“Yes, sir.”
“That is why your mother abandoned you, you can’t even behave.”
After opening my eyes, only darkness surrounded me and I couldn’t see what was around me.
Ouch, my head is killing me
Trying to make the pain away I rubbed my temples but it was not working. After being awake for a few minutes I decided to go step outside of the room where bright lights greeted me.
“Oh, hey you are awake. Here a banana milkshake with honey for your hangover.” Michelle said handing me the Milkshake
"Banana milkshake with honey?" I look at the glass with suspicion.
"Yup, I read somewhere it helps, so you are going to by my experiment." I smiled and drank it before remembering that I did not know the time.
“What time is it?”
“It’s five thirty, why?”
“I have to go change and take a shower.” I said drinking the milkshake and grabbing my things to leave.
“You should move closer”
“I know...I want to but that's the only place that’s really hidden from the city.”
“We told you, you could stay with us, we can be careful about things and we don’t mind.”
“No, you know my father… It’s better to not go against him.”
“I wish we could help…”
“ It’s fine, don’t worry.Anyways, tell Ryan I’ll see him in the office, I’m going.”
“Okay take care”
After looking at the time I knew that I would not make it at seven, I still needed to get ready and it takes an hour to go to the office so I was going to be late.
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Casey (20 years old)
“Why did we come so far from the city?” I asked my father after thirty minutes had passed since the chauffeur started driving.
“You want to live alone, don’t you?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Well, I’m taking you to your new place, you didn’t think that you were staying in the city, did you?”
“I-I actually did…” trying not to be nervous around him was not easy.
“Are you out of your mind? You could easily find out, there are too many people.” he said, putting his newspaper down and finally looking at me with cold eyes.
“But… I will be careful... Nobody.”
“I said no, I can’t believe you are asking for more after you asked me to pay for Ryan’s tuition and allow you to live alone.”
“Sorry, father.”
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After taking a look at the time I was sure that there was no way I was gonna make it in time. I definitely was going to be late. Trying to look calm and walk fast was not easy but I knew that I could not be late, I was always being watched.
“ Sir, there is someone waiting for you at your office.” said the secretary as soon as I was out of the elevator
“Who?” before she could answer I saw the person who was sitting down through the glass door.
All of a sudden it became hard to breathe but I summoned all my courage and started to walk,” stay out here, I’ll listen to the agenda later.”
“I see now why the business is not successful.” he said without looking back and I kept walking to sit down.
“Hello, father.”
“I guess, you heard from Ryan that we are going to have dinner with your future-in-laws.”
“Yes.”
Hi, to you too. How are you? Oh, I’m fine, what about you?
“I just came to tell you that we will be going together, buy some flowers before I come pick you up.”
“But I can go…”
“No, just do as I say.”
“Yes, father. Also, who is the girl I am engaged to?”
“Well, let’s just say you didn’t get so lucky.” he said smiling and started to walk away while I was left confused.
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