Chapter three : Hated

When I got home, I went straight to my room and locked myself in. I sat in the dark corner as I hugged my legs and rested my forehead on my arms. After a while, I heard a loud opening of the door and my father's angry voice.

“Where's Anton? Anton!” he shouted loudly as he looked for me everywhere until I just heard his loud knocking outside the door. “Anton! Open this door of yours right now!” he added as he kept knocking and kicking the door, and I could tell by the tone of his voice that he was outraged with what I did at the party earlier. However, I did not listen to him nor did I open the door for him, instead I remained sitting where I was while I stared at the door. After a few moments, the whole surroundings suddenly became silent, where the noise I heard from outside suddenly disappeared. I swallowed deeply because I was suddenly unnerved by the eerie silence, as I was still staring at the door. After a while, I suddenly heard the opening of the door knob where my eyes widened in shock and I stood up when the door opened. From his dark shadow, I noticed the golf club he was holding in his trembling fist. I slowly looked up from his face where I noticed the dark aura on his face and from where he was I felt the rebellion of his anger where I could once again taste cruelty from his merciless fists.

“D-dad.” My voice trembled, and I felt fear as he stepped closer to me one by one. I retreated away from him, but I was stunned when I was pushed against the wall and when I realized that I had nowhere else to run or escape inside my room and at the same time the door suddenly fell shut leaving only the two of us inside.

“I told you this over and over again that you should never disobey every command I give you, but you still managed to disobey my words, Anton.” He said in a deep voice with a sharp look in his eyes. I clenched my fist because my whole body started to tremble again in fear of him and once again I was coward to fight him.

“F-forgive me, Dad. I promise I won't do that again. I promise I won't disobey what you command me.” I stuttered to say to him, but he just grinned and slowly looked up at me at the same time as he raised one hand holding the golf club, and then he hit it hard on my right leg, causing me to kneel in front of him. Furthermore, I screamed out loud because of the pain, and I didn't realize that tears were falling from my eyes.

“How long will you learn, Anton? How long will you disobey my orders?” he said in a calm voice; however, I could still feel his anger towards me and how much he disliked me.

“T-that's enough, Dad.” The word that suddenly came out of my mouth made him wince.

“What did you say?” he said, and I slowly looked up at him with a sharp look in my eyes.

“I don't want to, I'm tired of being your perfect child.” My response made him laugh, and then he looked around the room where he went to the window to close the curtains, and at that moment I could feel what was going to happen to me even. If I screamed loudly and asked for help again and again, no one will come to me to help me, but they all cover their ears and turn blindfold to what they see.

“Do you think I wanted to adopt you as my son?” he said angrily as he repeatedly hurt me and hit me with his gold club. With the number of wounds and bruises I sustained on my body, I could hardly stand or even move where I was, nor could I count the passing of a second every time he brutalized me. I was lying on the floor and looking up at the ceiling while receiving each of his fists on me until my entire surroundings became silent. I thought he was done, but it looks like he is just starting because he is not satisfied with the beating he did to me. He pulled me by my hair out of my room as I bathed in my blood. Almost all the people around us widened their eyes in shock when they saw my pitiful appearance, but still none of them dared to stop him or save me from my cruel father.

I tried to remove his hand that was holding tightly to my hair, but he immediately released me when he kicked me hard on my waist, causing me to fall into the swimming pool which is seven feet to ten feet high. My body slowly sank to the bottom while I looked at him where he was just standing watching me as if he were waiting for my death. But I can't die now.

At that moment, I considered that I had died in that swimming pool, I left all my past and my heart under that water because this time it was a different Anton that they would all face and I will make sure that the man who stands before me now will taste a more horrible death than he expected. I will bring him down, and I will do everything to destroy him. I will take everything from him, everything that gives him happiness, as well as the most important thing in his life. But in order for me to accomplish all that I need power, I need someone who will help me succeed in all my revenge and a dagger that I can stab him.

Instead of giving up and watching him laugh at my death, I chose to be his puppet. I swam up with cuts and deep wounds in different parts of my body, but I didn't feel any pain because my desire to get revenge on him prevailed.

When I got out of the swimming pool, he stopped walking for a moment and slowly turned to me. He drew a smile on the side of his lips, and then he stepped closer to me while dragging his gold club. He stopped in front of me and he grinned. I slowly looked up at him while gasping.

“You really are very unpredictable.” he said to me as I tried to get myself up from the swimming pool. I stood up, walked closer to him, and then I knelt in front of him, which made him laugh even more. “And what show are you going to show me now? Do you think you can still make me believe your pleas? You know I'm tired of your crying and pleading with me. It's better if I kill you now before I regret everything.” He added at the same time he raised the gold club he was holding where he was planning to kill me with that thing, but before he could continue what he wanted to do I immediately stopped him and I quickly changed his mind.

“I will marry her.” I said that made him stop, and I slowly looked up at him. “I'm going to marry Brigitte.” I added that he grimaced and then lowered his golf club, but that was not enough to gain his trust. He brought his face closer to me with a sharp look in his eyes. He touched my chin and then raised it so that our eyes met each other.

“Don't play with me, kid. Because you have no idea what I could do to erase you from this world.” He said and then brought his mouth to my right ear. “Like you don't exist in this world.” He added, whispering, then he looked into my eyes again, but I did not show weakness to him or any fear of him, but I just clenched my two fists.

“I want to marry Brigitte.” I said to him and one of his eyebrows rose where he first looked at my eyes carefully to make sure if I was just lying to him or just fooling him, so I didn't take my eyes off him.

“Don't fool me, kid. Because I know what your mind is thinking.” He said, and he quickly strangled me by the neck, but I could feel that I was gradually getting his attention, so I drew a forced smile on my lips while he looked at me with a frown.

“I love her, Dad.” I replied and in an instant, the expression on his face suddenly changed. I felt that was the answer he wanted to hear from me, and I was not disappointed because he slowly removed his hand from my neck, then he hugged me tightly while gently caressing my back.

“Don't worry, son. I'll send your message to Brigitte right away.” He whispered with a wide smile on his lips while clenching my fists tightly. At that moment, I had the opportunity to stab him from behind, but I thought it was not the right time for that, it is not yet the day of his death because every part of his body will be burned to make sure that he will not go to heaven but to hell.