Chapter 1 Bullied

Kyria

" How did I oversleep and lose track of my time?" I grumbled as I hurriedly packed my satchel to meet my half-sister, Sia.

I went to her class; she wasn't there. I searched everywhere for her because I dared not go home alone without her. Though I'm a year older than she is, I have to do everything for her. I finally found her with friends down the hall having a smoke.

"Damn, this bitch has caught me smoking," Sia said. With a disgusting look on her face, I heard that, but I never minded; she does not respect me anyway. I shifted closer to where they were. "Sia, sorry I'm late; I overslept and lost track of my time. I didn't even notice the sirens sound. Can we go now?" The look on their faces gave me chills; I know what Sia can do. Is this also going to be a bad day? Sweat was dropping on my body. She moved some steps closer to me, bent her head to my face and said, "Oops!! Sorry, your eyes caught what they shouldn't have, so you'll have to pay for it." She smirked, like she was waiting for this very moment. I tried to convince her that I wouldn't tell anyone, but before I could say the word, "Sia, I..." I did not finish my statement before she cut me off.

"I know you would not even have the nerves to tell my mother about it, that I smoke, or should I say she wouldn't even listen to you, but what do I do now? My friends want to have fun, rubbing their hands together in anticipation. "Right, girls ?"

She turned around and winked at her three friends, one sitting and staring at what was happening, the other one standing and still drawing smoke into their lungs, and the third girl, who seemed uninterested in what was happening.

"Girls, don't worry; she's got no power. She could not activate the wolf in her," Sia said with a mocking smile on. I turned slowly and looked at her, my heart sinking down my ribs, because I know I can't defeat them, as I am powerless, and even if I could, I dare not lay a hand on Sia. "Sia..." I was about to plead like I always do when I was cut off. "Whoa!!!" One of the girls said as she came closer to me, "So we could do this?" The next thing I heard was a slap on my face as I fell to the floor. Sia and the rest laughed. "Nice to meet you; I'm Kathrine." Scoffing, I received another blow on my jaw.

"Careful, we don't have to make it too obvious that she was hit," Sia said. " It would be better with the stomach." One of the girls suggested, " Rail! That's a good idea; come and hold her. I don't want to miss my target; I'm having a lot of fun time here," she said, cracking her hands. Before I knew it, I felt pain down to my intestines. As I was grunting in pain, I heard, "That was refreshing; she felt that," Katherine said, laughing out loud."

Suddenly two guys came in, tall, but one was a little bit taller and good-looking, with blonde hair. "Hey, guys, where have you been?" Katherine asked. Sia turned to them. "We said we were going to meet here; where did you go?" she asked. I've not seen these two before.

But from the way the taller guy put his hand inside Sia's breast, pressed it, and kissed her, I could figure out he was her boyfriend.

The second one came closer to Katherine. What's up? Who's this? It's Sia's half-sister; she's just keeping us company."

He smiled, brought his tongue out and moved it from one lip to the other, and came closer to me, holding my face. "Wooh, you have a good body; how about you play with me?" They all laughed. He unbuttoned his clothes and pinned me to the ground, and I cried as I was feeling pains all over my stomach. I tried to struggle, but his grip was too firm, and I was out of strength.

As he brought his hand down to my thighs,

I could only pray to the moon goddess at the moment because if I'm left here with these people, I might lose my life, and no one would do anything about it.

We heard footsteps approaching, and he pulled away from me.

The security man passed by. "Hey, what are you guys doing here?" Then I heard Sai's voice. My sister was feeling dizzy, so we just decided to get some rest here before we leave." She turned and was moving close to where I was. How could someone be this pretentious? "Alright, you should go home now; there is no one in school again." The security man said as he left for his own business. At this point I could not even alter a word; I felt weak to my bones.

"Sia, let's continue in the woods," Katherine said, scoffing. "Great ideas!!!" Rail replied at that moment. Sia's phone rang quickly; she picked it up. "Mum, we're on our way." She turned and looked at her friends. "Sorry, girls, she's got her lucky day. We'll continue the play next time; we've got to go now." I could agree with her that I got my lucky day or maybe the moon goddess spared me, but just from this group of friends. How about home? Will I be lucky enough to escape what's coming at home?

Trying to stand up from the floor, I felt pain everywhere; my face was swollen, and I felt queasy, but I still had to get home.

As we got home, immediately the door was pushed open. I saw my stepmom in the sitting room; my heart beat so fast I could picture the beating I would receive because I got back from school later than the usual time set for me. Drowned in my thoughts and pains, I heard Sia greeting and hugging her mother, "Hi, Mum, I'm back. Sorry I'm late from school. Today my almighty sister slept off during school hours and kept me waiting."

Her eyes turned on me. I know one word from Aunt Binna. I'll get a cold beating from my dad; I don't know how she manages to do that, but she still does it anyway. But unfortunately my dad is not home, but she could still do it herself like she always does. Aunt Binna is my father's second spouse; after my mother's passing, he got married again. My stepmom detests me; she and her daughter bully me every time.

Before I realized, I noticed footsteps approaching me. I realized at that moment I would get another pounding before I moved from the sitting room to my room.

"Kyria, honey", I raised my head up slowly.

"So you purposely kept my child in school waiting while you slept." "Aunt Binna. It's...", accompanied by a slap, was, "Shut your trap, you daughter of a bitch.'

I fell to the ground; tears rolled down my eyes. "Did you want to starve her to death? Anyway, stand up, go in there, prepare something for her to eat, and I do not want to see you eat anything, anything at all, in this house till tomorrow morning.

Do you understand?" Trying to raise myself up, I think I said yes, but I'm not sure she heard that. "Do you understand?" stuttering, "Y-y-y-yes, ma."

Aunt Binna's beauty is so breathtaking it requires oxygen tanks, and her stature is so commanding it makes grass look tall. Maybe wickedness is her revenge on me for basic human decency.

Sia dodged a bullet by taking after my dad's good looks; talk about a genetic jackpot.

I walked to my room, slowly changing my clothes, my face swollen as I had bitten my lip when my stepmother hit me, coupled with the one her daughter had instructed in school.

I collapsed to the floor, my stomach convulsing with agonizing cramps that felt like a thousand knives stabbing me; a wave of nausea washed over me, and my vision blurred.