Anxious Arrival

Staring at the window in the living room,Thea couldn't wait to get night,it is the time her uncle promised to get home. It's still middle of the day,Thea thought she should be in the school in this hours,not helplessly staying here while seeing her reflection in window glass. The sight of all her bruises and hickeys all over her body made her teared up as she remembers how in two days,Clark keeps on molesting and abusing her. All those plans of her escape and launch to fight back did nothing to put her into safety.

"Thea, use this,Papa called he'll be home in few minutes." Clark walked towards her and threw a big pajamas and sweater to her.

She silently took the things Clark threw at her and without a protest she silently wore them in front of Clark. Seeing Clark staring at her no longer affect her,at the second thought she might be thankful he only stared at her and did nothing inhumane.

"You must cover all those marks,or we'll be fucked up when Papa sees that."Clark added and crossed his arms.

"Why would even fucked up? You're the one who did this."Thea whispered,but all those words didnt escape from Clark.

Right after she finished putting on the pajama and sweater, Clark violently slapped her in face. Thea didnt budge and kept herself silent. He grabbed her chin and forcefully made her face him,his glare immediately took Thea's strength to fight back and just kept herself in silence while slowing letting herself be indulged in fear.

"Don't you ever dare tell Papa about this,or maybe you want to see your blood gushing out from you slitted throat tonight."Clark told her in his deep rusty voice.

He let go of her and stood up straight."Fix yourself,you look like a trash."he said and made his way back to his room.

After minutes of being left in living room,Thea heard the sound of the gates outside opening. Her heart is beating so rapidly as she run towards the window glass to see her uncle's car coming. In the corner of her eye,she saw Clark run towards the window she's standing also talking a look at who's coming.

She looked at him and saw him glaring at her,the glare itself says that he's threatening her not to say a word about what happened. As soon as the front door opened,they both fell silent as if they have seen a ghost and not moving even an inch. Thea lowered her head and starting to get conscious on her neck where some marks appear.

Clark widened his eyes the moment he saw his father he hid both of his hands that were both shaking and trying not to act all nervous."Pa,how was your trip."he bluntly greeted.

"W-Welcome H-home uncle."Thea said and slightly bowed.

They both heard Antonio took a deep sigh and smiled at both of them."Both of you look good,so maybe I can assume that everything is doing great while Im away."

Thea gazed at her uncle about to say word when she heard Clark interrupt her by letting his slight laugh.

"Dont worry pa,everything's well here. Right Thea?"Clark laughed and turned his to Thea. The forced smile and the glare said all the things Clark wanted Thea to respond.

"Ah...Y-Ye-yes uncle.....Ev-everything's a-all -r-right."Thea nervously responded and gave her uncle a slight laugh.

At what Clark did;shifting the attention to Thea,Antonio noticed Thea's outfit and looking at her up and down."Thea,why are you wearing thick pajamas and sweaters? It's middle of the day,its so hot."

By that question,turned the whole mood awkward as Thea didnt respond a word and getting all nervous.

"....Ah,That I told her to wear that since I noticed this morning that she's about to have cold."Clark said.

"Oh,yeah.....Clark is right Im actually feeling a bit off today uncle."Thea hesitantly said and made a fake cough.

"See pa?She's not feeling well,so might as well let her rest,just give me a minute I'll take her to her room."Clark said and gently held Thea's shoulders.

"Oh,is that so?go ahead."Antonio responded while following the two walking towards Thea's room through his eyes.* I noticed That they are now getting along.*

When Clark and Thea finally got inside her room he pushed Thea to the floor and kicked her back.

"Don't come out of your room until all your marks disappeared,got that?! huh?"Clark whispered and left her on the floor on the verge of crying.

Meanwhile as the time goes by,Antonio started his rest to the living and noticed that something is off.

"Clark?Where's the telephone?"Antonio asked in his loud and broad voice when he noticed that the telephone went missing.

Clark heard his father's loud voice from his room and immediately run towards the living room.

"Oh,I accidentally bumped on the table so the telephone fell and it broke. So uhm..yeah...I threw it to the trash."Clark answered without looking into his father's eyes. "Gotta go back to my room pa,I got some works to do bye."

"Really? I dont particularly remember him being so clumsy." Antonio whispered when Clark left.

When the sky get's dark and time for dinner,Antonio started to worry about his niece not seeing her for the rest of the day. He decided to take a look at her in her room,but when he saw her in her sleeveless shirt and shorts lying on side not facing on the wall on her single sized bed,he was taken aback.

His eyes can't believe in what he's seeing right now,fear and massive curiosity cover in all of him when he saw all those bruises and hickeys on her legs,her arms,her back and even in her shoulder.

"Thea?"he said in his trembling voice.

As soon as Thea heard of it, her eyes went wide as she knew it was her uncle. She quickly turned to see and walked towards him.

"Oh my god,uncle what are you doing here?"Thea whispered as she cant hide her fear of Clark finding out that Antonio is in her room.

"I am worried about you so I came and I can't believe in what I am seeing right now."

Hearing that,Thea pitied herself and cried,but remembering Clark finding out he silently walked towards her door and opened it to take a look if Clark is around. When she confirmed she took a sigh of relief and turned to her uncle.

"You poor little girl,in that small body of yours.....How did you get those marks?....and is that a hickey?do you have a boyfriend of what? Is there any burglar that barged in here while I was away?"Antonio asked her holding her small hands. Her uncle couldn't stand this sight of her and fell into tears.

Thea just kept silent and lowering her head and avoiding eye contact with him. She can see her tears rapidly falling to the ground as she her herself was too afraid to say. She heard her uncle went silent and let go of her hands.

"Is it Clark?"he asked. The question itself made Thea looked at him in shock."Did he do this to you?Did he rape you?"His uncle asked straight to her eye.

"U-Uncle...how d-did you know?"Thea cried taking small steps away from her uncle.

Antonio sat down on her bed and lowered his head in despair.

"That fucker...he really did it."he whispered."Thea.....Its not like he didnt like you or hate you."

He looked at her with all those apologies in her eyes."He's obsessed with you,the moment he saw you in you tenth birthday he wanted to so badly. So I decided to take him abroad,away from you. Im sorry,I thought it was all gone,But I am wrong."

The old man took Thea's pillow and threw it somewhere."What the fuck!I should have known this would happen!"he shouted and rushed outside her room.