Sixteen

“If you do not say what I have instructed Alex, I will starve you to death. I gave birth to you, and you must obey me!”

Maryann voiced in frustration, as she held her belt firmly, flinging it across Alex's face. She had tied the boy down to the chair and asked him to recite what she had written down for him.

“I would rather not say this about Papa, Papa isn't a bad man!”

He spoke bitterly as he wept. Maryann, wasn't concerned about anyone anymore, he had locked herself with her son indoors for six hours, asking him to oblige to whatever she asked him to do.

“I will blow your heads off if you contradict my commands.”

She furiously spoke, showing him a gun and Alex, immediately kept silent.

“Your so-called father Andrew, the man you love a lot, doesn't want you anymore, didn't you listen to the evidence I brought to you?”

She voiced out angrily and that made Alex trembled.

“But...but… Father was asked…”

“Keep quiet! ”

Maryann, quickly, interrupted him from saying any more word