Embarrassed Me.

A few hours ago...

I was back into that small room whose small bulb was flickering in the corner. I clutched into the corner with fear as someone opened the door of my room and somewhere I knew who it was. As the door opened he was there, standing. He came in with a thin wooden stick in his one hand, it was thin but strong. As he came more nearer to me the faster my heart started to beat. He finally bent down up to my level and said,

'Why can't you understand dear, I'm your father.' His eyes were filled with tears that can roll down from his cheeks and get vanished in his thick beard anytime.

'All you have to do is, call me father. Can't you do that much for your father, Darling?' He said and wiped his unshed tears.

After spending almost a week in this house I got to know somethings about him. His daughter ran away somewhere, obviously who will live with a psychopathic father. She never came back since and he has grown more maniac due to her. My analysis says that his daughter could be a young woman otherwise why would he choose me. I mean I'm not a teenager after all.

But I had no sympathy for him, moreover, I hold grudges against that girl who ran away from her dad and made me fall in this pit. Though I can't remember much of my past I know that if I have a father he wouldn't be obviously like him.

'So, now, address me as your father and apologize for not doing so.' He said and reached for the collar of my shirt I was wearing.

'So..rry.' Was all I said.

As soon I ended the sentence without addressing him as my father he stood upright and rubbed his forehead with his hand 

'What. Is. Your. Problem!!' He yelled and I shivered.

He slapped me tightly and beat me with that thin wooden stick till my wounds that had started to heal today were all fresh. Blood again started to flow out of my wounds. It was extremely painful. I was feeling dizzy cause I hadn't eaten anything past few days. Things now started to get blurred out sometimes all of a sudden. But still, I was here not dead and feeling all pain...

'Let's finish it here.' He said and pushed my head towards the wall behind me.

And I sat upright on my bed, panting.

'You.. you're alright...Sarah? I heard you screaming.' Asked Anna who was sitting beside my bed don't know since when.

I was heavily sweating and was scared to death. My heart was ready to get out of my chest anytime by now.

'No, you don't seem right.' She said again while I still sat on my bed in shock. 

She poured a glass of water and gave it to me. I drank all the water in one breath.

'What happened? A nightmare?' She asked and sat on my bed beside me. I nodded, not in a state to answer properly.

'Well, I guess you should see a therapist or a psychiatrist as...I heard about your nightmares earlier too. When you told that to Aunt Margaret.' She said.

'Moreover, it's Sunday so maybe you can get an appointment today only.' She said again.

'No..it's..it's fine. I...just need something to divert my mind, nothing else.' I said though I knew I that it was a lie. My frame of mind was unsettled.

All of a sudden my stomach rumbled, just because I hadn't eaten anything since last night I guess. I had too much work and less time to complete it if, I wanted to chill out on Sunday. I covered my stomach with both my arms and looked down in embarrassment.

'I guess you need to eat cause it's already 9'O clock and you haven't eaten anything since night. Actually, I made some breakfast cause I needed to go. So, get fresh and eat it. I guess you'll like it.' She said.

'Needed to go?' I asked.

'Yeah...umm.. library..you see, I have to study cause exams are on the head now.' She smiled awkwardly.

I was about to stand up when the bell of our house rung. Who could be here in the morning said Anna and I ran wearing the sleepers in a hurry cause I knew who was here, Anna came behind me saying something which I totally ignored. But somehow I don't know why one slipper felt uncomfortable to my left foot. I ran towards the door to greet Lisa as I knew she was here to take me out on a treat as she promised to do so.

As soon as I opened the door my eyes got filled with embarrassment as there was not Lisa but a guy wearing a casual black shirt and a pair of jeans. He was Samuel.

'Hi, Sa..Ra..H' He said as I opened the door and looked me from head to toe.

I was wearing my night suit which was not a showy one, cause it was a shiny red-coloured night suit. I myself hate the red colour but you know, when your mom gives it to you with her sparkling eyes and says,

'I thought you might like it, but I forgot that you're all grown up now and all the  choices I make are old fashioned now.'

So...you have to accept it.

My hair was uncombed and moreover, as I looked down I saw I accidentally wore my slipper in my one foot and one Anna's in the other. 

Anna came from behind and as soon as she saw this cute guy standing on the threshold She stared me from the corner of her eye.

'Who is this Sarah?' She asked with a cheesy smile.

No, Anna not now. You can't act cheesy right now my impression has already been ruined so, please don't add anything to it. I said in meditation, cause it was just embarrassed me standing there.

I gave her a cold look.

'Anna this is Samuel and Samuel his is Anna .' I said avoiding any kind of eye contact with him.

'Now that I've introduced you both to each other have a nice talk and I'll be right back.' I said and rushed towards my room.

I took a shower and almost fell twice while wearing jeans. I combed my hair and finally, I was ready wearing a light pink shirt and dark blue jeans. I was about to go out of my room when I took a look at my phone. There was a message from Mr. Niall but before I could open it someone called me. As soon as I talked to the lady on the phone I rushed outside cause it was a case of emergency. 

I came out and found Sam sitting alone.

'What are you doing here alone?' I asked.

'Your roommate...Anna, she went saying she had to go somewhere just after you went into the room.' He said.

Just after listening to this I grabbed him out of my house and made him sit in my car. He asked me, where are we going but I fully ignored him and started to drive at a high speed...

After almost thirty minutes of the drive, we reached the hospital, 'Rutherford Medical Center.' Samuel read the board and yelled 

'This is Lisa's hospital isn't it?'

'Yeah, she's in trouble. Got a call from receptionist tha..wait..how to do you...' I  was halfway on completing my seatbelt when he got out of the car and ran into the hospital in like a mad man.

I came out of my car and started to think that how Sam and Lisa were related. But then I came to my senses that I should too go in and went into the hospital. As I reached near Lisa's cabin I saw a big crowd was gathered there. There was no place for me to enter and then I saw a guy handcuffed coming out of Lisa's cabin with two officers, he looked scary. His eyes were red with anger and his one hand was covered with blood. As soon as I saw blood on his handsome weird thoughts started to emerge in my mind.

And then the receptionist took me inside Lisa's cabin. I went in and saw her sitting with Samuel casually like he was someone she knew already. Then my eyes felt on Anna, What was she doing there..?