I Found You

"Ivy! Ivy! Ivy!"Ivy faintly heard her name being called repeatedly but she was too weak to stand up. Her body was burning up and she felt feverish, it didn't help that she was sleeping on the bare floor which was wet and cold. Scared that her stepmother would punish her harshly, she struggled to get up but her strength failed her, finally, she gave up and lost consciousness. The chilly feeling of cold water being splashed recklessly on her face, jolted Ivy back to life. As she shivered, she looked up to see her pregnant stepmother Lucy staring down at her with so much anger in her eyes. As she opened her mouth to speak, Lucy's large palm swiftly landed on her little cheeks causing her face to sting. Ivy cried out in pain and subconsciously held her cheeks with her hands. "You lazy bone," Lucy roared, "how many times have I told you to make sure you wake up before I do? You are just as useless as your dead mother. The dishes have not been washed, the garden has not been watered and

The sound of rumbling thunder and frightening lightning proved that the downpour was going to be heavy.I knew I had no other choice but to brave the weather. Aby was waiting at home for me and she gave me just ten minutes to get her shoes from her favorite mall.Over the years, the way she treated me had gone from bad to worse. I was literally scared of her and what she was capable of.It suddenly started pouring and I cursed myself for not bringing an umbrella along. Aby was going to kill me if her shoes got wet.I squeezed them into my body and tried to run as fast as I could. I was cold and dripping wet when I got home but I rushed nevertheless to Aby and gave her the shoes.I noticed she was angry but I didn't know why. I had checked the time so I knew I wasn't late.She looked at me with disgust and asked me to kneel. I promptly obeyed while asking her what I had done.She suddenly spat at my face and kicked me hard in my pelvis. I clutched my tummy as my face contorted in pain.

After our marriage, Victor got me a maid just like he had promised. She was very nice to me and didn't allow me to do anything. I only saw him in the morning when he was about to leave for work and late at night when he got back since I was still staying in the guest room.After a week had passed, I was able to move slowly without the crutches, he asked me to get ready and wait for him. He got back earlier than usual and together we both went to Patrick's house.When we got to the house, everyone seemed really surprised to see me, especially Patrick."What happened to you, my dear? I have been so worried about you, where have you been all this time?" Mrs. Joyce asked me.Just as I was about to answer, Patrick beat me to it and replied, "where else would she be? This cheap, disgusting, and good for nothing slut. You abandoned your duties in this house to go sleep around with men. How much is he paying you?""That is enough!" Victor quickly shouted in reply. "No one is allowed to call m

Ivy was in so much pain that she couldn't move, she remembered receiving this type of treatment from Lucy many years ago. "Maybe there really is something wrong with me," she thought to herself.Covered in bruises and blood, Ivy was unable to move from the floor where Victor had dragged her to. She kept crying until she fell asleep and for many days, Victor didn't step foot in the house.As the weeks went by, Victor began spending more time at home but he spent most of it hitting Ivy. She was beaten for the flimsiest of reasons and sometimes for no reason at all.In time, Ivy became Victor's personal punching bag, she told herself that it was all her fault, things would have been different if she had given him a child but she disappointed him and became worthless to him.Ivy's marriage to Victor was almost two years old but nothing had changed, she had practically become the maid who warmed the master's bed because Victor no longer treated her as a wife.One morning, Ivy was cleaning

As Daniel stepped out of the plane and into the airport, he noticed some of the Royal guards holding a placard with his name 'Prince Daniel' boldly written on it. "I almost forgot that was my name," he thought to himself. He had gotten used to being called Dee as that was what all his friends called him in London.He looked at the royal guards again and deciding to ignore them, he put on his sunglasses and carefully evaded them.He liked to keep a low profile and his parents knew this. Perhaps after seven years of not seeing him, they had forgotten his personality and sent a crowd to welcome him.As he exited the airport, he called his best friend doctor Hardy and said over the phone, "I haven't even arrived fully and you have already begun mistreating me.""Relax," Doc replied, "I'm already close to the airport, besides, who decided to ignore the Royal entourage sent by his Majesty and the Queen?""Oh come on," Daniel spoke back, "you know how much I hate showing off my status. I