Chapter 8 : Escaped

"Dad answer me!" I scream loudly while my tears are streaming down to my face.

"Don't raised your voice young woman! I'm still your father" he authoritatively stated and all I could do is to shake my head.

Did he really betrayed me? Did he really gave me to Santorini for the sake of the sponsorship that he wanted? How could he do that to me? 

"I have nothing to explain Svanna, wipe your tears and go back to your room" he remark and turn his back on me. 

A sob escape in my mouth before I left his office, I even saw Aliah on the doorway but I just ignore her and run back to my room. 

I lock my door and slammed myself on the bed hugging the pillow to find comfort. But then no matter how I tried  to hug the pillow I used to be my shoulder to lean on, the heavy feeling on my chest just become difficult to handle. How could my father do that? He doesn't even explain his self. He should at least explain everything to me. 

I am puzzled, I am confuse. I wanted to think that I just misunderstood him. That I just misinterpret everything. I get up on my bed and wipe the tears on my cheek using the back of my hand. I pulled my legs close to me hugging it tightly. 

"You should not leave me alone Mom" I whisper burying my face on my knees.

I stayed like that for about an hour, I'm not moving. I don't want to dance either. My legs are stiff and tense, I can't move it properly. I can't even stretch it. I am mentally worn out. I'd been telling myself that my father loves me because I'm the only person that resemble my late mother, but then I was wrong. 

I bit my lower lip when I felt like crying again, my eyes are burning because of my tears and yet I'm crying again.

"Anna Hija" someone called me knocking my door three times.

I immediately lay down on my bed and cover myself as I heard the door open. A familiar footsteps of Yaya Adelphi walk closer to me and I felt her sitted  beside me. 

I was not surpise when I felt her hand on my hair caressing it softly just like what my mother did when I was young. She's always like this everytime I feel like everyone are against me and I can't find someone who's on my side. She's been my Nana since I was five, too young to understand everything. 

I shut my eyes and cry silently. My huge room become too small for me.

"You can cry hija..."I heard her whisper softly.

I turn around to face her, still my face cover with my white blanket. 

"Dad wants me to marry someone" I said like a kid wanting to object my father's decision.

"He really tell you that?" She replied making me to uncover my face and look at her with my swollen eyes.

"No. He haven't say it to me actually, but that's how it feels like. He look so guilty when I confront him" I explain recalling  my father's face a while ago. 

He can't even open his mouth to depend his self. He can't even say no, instead he use his authority as my father. 

"Parents must understand their children, but children must understand their parents too" she replied and all I could do is to sob.

I can't understand Dad. What if I can't understand him? I shut my eyes and didn't speak no more. I just let the silent gives me comfort. I don't want to think no more, my chaos mind just put me in trouble. 

I need to talk to my father before this day end. We have to clear this misunderstanding, I want to require an answer from him. I have the rights to know, he supposed to make me understand.  

"I will leave you now, you need to rest and prepare yourself for dinner" Yaya Adelphi said causing my forehead to creased.

I instantly open my eyes and look at her with protest on my eyes. I shake my head. What kind of dinner?

"No" I hissed  

"Hija, that's what your father told me. Just obey your father Anna" she suggested but I shake my head.

I cry and didn't open my mouth although Yaya Adelphi keep on reminding me to sleep and have some rest. I'm wide awake the whole day, I didn't even fell asleep even just a minute. 

Hours pass just like a blink of an eye. I just saw on the clock that it's already 7:00 in the evening. I am leaning my back on the headrest of the bed. I heard Gordon calling me but I didn't open the door of my room. I don't care about the dinner. I'm actually thinking how to escape. 

Biting my lower lip I get up on my bed and change my dress into black cotton pants and white plain shirt. I tied my hair and get my black bull cap and secure the lock on my door. 

Instead of having dinner with them, I rather go to cemetery and visit my mother. She's the only person who loves me and treasure me. I thought Dad treasure me too but then, he just prove me wrong.  

I open the sliding door towards the balcony, instantly I feel the cold night breeze just like the usual. I silently close it back and turn off the lights of my room leaving the lampshade on. 

Carefully, I climb down. It was not really difficult because I really used to escape ever since I was 16. Gordon assist me always but he's not her though. I am cautious with my every move to avoid potential danger that may occur. I can't injure my legs nor my feet. 

Making sure that it's safe for me to jump, I pushed myself to the surface and I landed swiftly. 

"Thank God" I whisper in relief. 

But then I flinch when I saw a silhouette of a man leaning on the tree trunk. My eyes widened and step back when he stand up straight and walk towards me. And I gasp in disbelief as the light hit his face.

"Vicenzo..." I whisper