Chapter 13

                                    -Matilda-

-Stella-                                   flashbacks

"Please!, please! I'll be more careful I swear!!" I beg my mom, just at 9 as they particularly drag me up the stairs to the room.

"Stella I told you to never show how much of a freak you are! You could've killed someone!"My mom says pulling me by the arm to go into the same 10 locked door. The one with 10 locks but with a secret 11th one at the top that only my parents know of.

My dad has never stuck around. My mother always told me before when I was "less" dangerous for her to be around. That he got super famous like a superhero and just couldn't handle my powers. So he just...left with my big brother. I haven't seen him for years, either of them.

Currently being 9. My mind and body has had to  mature much faster then any others. Or at least I think so.

I wouldn't fully know since I have never really stepped foot outside for years. Only because of my mothers fear of me hurting anyone. Not myself just anyone. Sometimes I think she is afraid of me. Hence her many many rules. Like..

1.I live in this room 24/7. If I go out,my meals will be given smaller portions

2.no touching. No hugging or being near mother or anyone.

3.no contact with the outside world.

4.nobody is to know about my powers

5.no speaking unless spoken to. Especially no talking about father or my brother.

All the rules have the same consequences. If broken,smaller to no meals. Or um mother hits me. But I don't like that one. It hurts.

As she stuffs me in the small room with to many locks. She grabs my chin with the hardest grip I have ever been handled with. She makes sure I'm looking in her eyes."Listen here you little shit. My life has been shit because of you. With the fear of my monster daughter will hurt anyone!" She snaps as she grips my chin even harder,making me sure that it will bruise.

"FROM THE FUCKING BEGINNING, YOU'RE SMALL EXISTENCE HAS CAUSED MY LIFE TO FUCKING HELL!" She spits. I feel as the tears start stream down my now red cheeks. She leans down close to my ear and says in a deathly whisper.

"I pray every fucking day that you were never born. You are a monster that me and everyone else is afraid of. That's the fucking reason you're dad and brother left ME! Because of you!" She stands back,glaring at me. One last look of fear is shared when she slams the door the hardest she can.

All I can hear is the sound of lock,lock and lock.

Of all the locks that was now placed on my door to keep me inside. Until mother thought it was fit for me to simply grab my meal and go back to the room.

My feet stand still. Hyperventilating as the only sound that is now heard is the stomps of my other heading back down from the small attic room. Or should I say the prison room that has me locked up. I sniffle up my tears the best I can. I grab my little blanket that covers the rock solid mattress on the metal creaky bed. I walk to the far dark corner of the room. And sit.

I sit in the corner,wishing that me a 9 year old girl could simply just disappear.

Wanting and waiting for that door to open with my brother and dad. Just to say 'it's okay.' But no. Reality was I am here. Cold and a broken childhood that has pained and shaped me until my years to come.

Drip Drip Drip

The sound of tears hitting the wood floor. As my child happiness goes away. One drip at a time. I know that I'll never be the same and that is what scares me.

That a child should never feel this way. Ever.

                                  -present time-

"Stel?"

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"Stel?"

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"STELLA?!"

Huh?... I snap my head around. To meet the confused yet very cornered eyes of Emma and Marie.

"We've been trying to get yore attention for like the past 5 minutes and you were spaced the fuck out-" Emma says taking a closer look,examining my features. Until her eyes lay on my eye.

"Oh shit dude-you okay?" She asks like the concerned best friend she is. Marie walks over to my still frozen,confused body. "Yeah you're crying Stel. You sure you good?" Marie says. What.. I reach my hand,under my eyes.

I feel the salty wet droplets under my eyes. Falling. Falling to ground like a fountain.

DripDripDrip.

My hands go numb as well as my face. Did..I...what? It's...My mind flashes to the consent horror memories of my so called home. What the hell. Why is it until now all I can remember is my life back then. The beatings or me being starved.

My mind goes to the thought of how it is because of the nightmare events that has just happened. Or. Could it be something else- just then my thoughts snapped back to reality as the noise of the Tv starts going off."Looks like andre's dad is back to the publicity even after Luke."  Emma says mentally rolling her eyes.

My head snaps to the Tv with one of the most familiar voices I have heard.

My eyes widen. My breath goes uneven.

"Stella. You keep zoning off. You alright?" Marie asks with the rising in concern.

I walk closer to the tv. One step at a time. Almost leaning in to see one of the people that I thought that have disappeared from my life so very long ago...

Dad.

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Authors note:

Hey!!This is a little short but I wanted to show a bit of Stella's background & what happened. But with a big plot twist at the end!!

I hope you enjoyed!!Please comment & like.

Lots of love:-C💛