C5 Chapter 5

Immediately Sophia landed on the floor with a loud thud, Karen screamed out in fear seeing the blood gushing out of her head and body.

It was at that moment Ava came out of her room. She walked up to Karen about to ask what the scream was all about when she got the shock of her life.

Her sister was fvcking lying in her own pool of blood!

Like a slow mo, she climbed down the stairs slowly and moved closer to her sister.

" Sophia, what's wrong? Why are you here?" She asked at the brim of tears tapping Sophia's cheeks.

" Open your eyes and tell me why you're lying here in your own pool of blood!" She literally screamed.

She looked at Karen who was visibly shaking in fear.

" What have you done to my sister? Mom!! Dad!!" She yelled.

As if it was planned, Mr. And Mrs. Baker came running downstairs.

" Sophia!!" Mrs. Baker screamed immediately she saw Sophia in a pool of blood and quickly ran to her.

" What happen to my daughter! Why is she here? Who did this to her?" She screamed in tears.

And Ava immediately pointed at Karen.

" No, mom. I didn't mean to do that. I was just.." Karen just didn't know what to say as she broke into more tears.

" Call the ambulance, quick!!" Mrs. Baker yelled and Ava went to do that immediately.

Mr. Baker looked at Karen and moved closer to her with a deadly glare on his face. If looks can kill, she'd have been dead by now.

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Mrs. Thomas walked to Michael's room with a sober look on her face.

Michael who was lying on the bed reading a novel turned immediately he heard the door opened and sat up on seeing his mom.

Mrs. Thomas sat closer to him on the bed and caressed his face fondly.

" My cute baby" she gushed.

" C'mon mom, stop it. I'm not a kid anymore, okay?" Michael said as he smiled.

"You'll always be my baby. Both you and your brother will always be my babies" she replied him.

" Where's Miguel? I have something to tell the both of you" she added

Shrugs " he should be in his room or he might be on his normal hangouts. You know the son you gave birth to" he replied

Laughs softly " I wonder where he took that habit from"

" You should be asking yourself that question. " He replied and they both laughed.

" You should go and call your brother, I have something to tell the both of you" Mrs. Thomas said

" Okay, mom" he stood up and went out of the room.

Few minutes later, Michael and Miguel entered the room with Miguel smiling foolishly at his phone.

Mrs. Thomas cleared her throat and he quickly put his phone away.

He went to sit beside her and smiled

Mrs. Thomas stared at her two kids and smiled. She was so lucky to have them. They were her everything.

Ever since she was diagnosed of not being able to give birth anymore due to some reasons best known to her,, she had then vowed to take care of her kids with all of her being.

It was her every wish to have a female child to call her own, but as God could have it, she wasn't privileged to have a female child.

" Mom, what was the thing you wanted to talk to us about?" Michael asked breaking into her thoughts.

" Oh, that. I know your dad is not around at the moment but can you guys just pardon me and stay alone tonight?" She asked looking at their eyes for permission.

Laughs softly " mom, do you have to gain our permission because of that? We aren't kids anymore so we can take care of ourselves. Just be safe out there, that's our priority" Michael said

" Yes, he's right. The fact that dad is not around doesn't disputes the fact that we can't take care of ourselves" Miguel chirped in

Looks at her kids lovingly " what would I have done without you two? You guys are so understanding" she smiled happily as she pulled the both of them together for a hug.

" Anything for you mom" Michael said smiling

After they had disengaged from the hug, Mrs. Thomas called her husband and informed him of the boys staying home alone that night due to her busy schedule.

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Mrs. Baker rushed to the hospital with Ava running after the nurses who placed Sophia on a stretcher with loud wails.

Just when she was about to enter the theatre room with them, a nurse stopped her immediately.

" Ma'am that'll be enough for now. Just put your mind at rest and trust us, we'll save your daughter." The nurse reassured her

" Please save my daughter and her child for me. Please,,," she begged

" Not to worry, ma'am" the nurse said before rushing to the theatre room.

Mrs. Baker slumped down on a seat and Ava quickly went to sit beside her.

" Mom, Sophia will be fine. Let's think of the best" She said as she caressed her shoulder.

" What can I do when my daughter is lying there lifelessly? What if she doesn't survive it?" Mrs. Baker couldn't help but to ask

" Mom, let's not think the negative. Let's trust the doctors for now. I'm sure my sis is going to be fine"

Mrs. Baker looked at her before pulling her into a hug and they both cried in each other arms.

** AT HOME***

Karen loud cries filled the house as her dad was was hitting her with an iron stick.

" You're such an ungrateful fellow. How could you ever think of hurting your sister?"

" Dad I'm sorry I never meant to do that, I just tried to defend myself. I never knew she was gonna get hu...." The statement was cut short with a resounding slap.

" Just shut the hell up! You're just a murderer,, and by the time I'm done with you,, you'll regret ever being born"

Having said that, sounds of extreme beatings with loud cries filled the house.

All Karen wished for at that moment was death. She was a murderer, yes,,, she agreed to it. She killed her sister's baby cos she was sure the baby could never make it as it was in the early stage.

Right at that moment, she regretted ever being born into this world. She regretted ever coming into this family.

There was nothing she could use to save herself since she was the one who pushed Sophia though it wasn't intentional.

So, she lay there motionlessly and allowed her dad to beat her the way he dimmed fit. All her body aches a lot,,, she was tired of crying and she was sure by the time everything was over, she might be half dead with her body full of scars.

" You know what,," Mr. Baker suddenly pulled the weak Karen up and moved outside the house.

" Get out of my house now!! I don't want to see you ever again! I can no longer harbor a devil in my home anymore!" He yelled at her.

" Dad,, please don't do this to me,, I have nowhere to go,, please forgive me, dad" she begged crying profusely.

" Do I look like I care? Just get the hell out of my house!!" He roared and pushed her out of the house roughly.

Karen fell to the ground due to the harsh push and scratched her leg. She burst into tears,, with a running temperature. She was having a fever.

" Don't ever let me set my eyes on you anymore,,, or else,, I'll kill you myself" Mr. Baker thundered before going to the house making sure he locked the gate.

Karen looked at the house crying profusely, she has nowhere to go to. She's gat no friends to run to.

She weakly stood up and start walking away slowly. It was always her wish to leave the house but it wasn't her wish to end this way.

She kept walking not knowing her destination and the passersby kept looking at her wondering what was wrong with her as she couldn't stop crying.

As if luck wasn't on her side, the thunder strikes and then rain started falling.

People started running for shelter but she kept on walking aimlessly on the road.