Chapter Three: Years Back.

Saul got so furious that he immediately pushed forward towards Tullah, his thick steps made Tullah so afraid.

"Saul please don't, please." He grabbed Tullah by the wrist and drew her away from the wall with force which got her landed to the floor in no time.

"How dare you? Did you bite my lips for kissing you? Now I will show you the real punishment" He bent over and slapped Tullah so hard on the face that she screamed in pain.

"What the fuck…." Saul cursed

Saul stared furiously at Tullah for a long time before approaching her in a rush, he took hold of her wrist and dragged her up, along to the basement.

"Saul, please let go of my hands" Tullah let out as she was forcefully dragged away. She already knew this was it, Saul was used to locking her up in the basement for a whole day once she'd done something to him. At the point Tullah was tired of screaming, she knew nothing could stop Saul from locking her up but kept on trying.

"Saul, please let go of me!" She let out a whisper but was heard apparently.

"Never" Saul had this furious burning in him that one could easily notice just with a glance at him.

"I can't continue this way please, I desire to go away from your life, please let go of me" She wiped and toiled while attempting to yank her hand away from Saul's hand.

"You are stuck with me Tullah, you and the whole of you, Are mine" He thrust her into the basement room, shut the door lock, and left.

Tullah could no longer cry, it wasn't the first time she'd been locked up in the basement but it should be her last. She dabbed away the tears in her eyes and laid quietly on the clothing, wishing that morning would come real quick for a new beginning to start both for her and her baby.

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Two Years Back.

The house was chaotic, with both parents screaming at themselves on top of their voices. Walking into the house, the more she got into the house the closer the noise got. Getting to the living room, there they were yelling at each other in all ways and by the look of the case, they were ready to devour each other any moment from now. She was used to the shouts and quarrels so she walked past them and went up to her room, shut the door, and clicked on the key lock. She lay quietly on her bed without pulling her uniform.

The thoughts of Saul filled her mind; she had totally forgotten about the scene she saw going on down there and could no longer think of anything other than Saul. She kept this huge smile smiling on her face as the thoughts of Saul kept her head spinning, in a rash she stood up and went into the bathroom for a shower. 

Minutes later, as she stepped out of the bathroom, she noticed that the noise from down the stairs was no longer heard. She already knew that they were done with the quarrel so she came out of the bathroom, put on her pajamas, and went back down the stairs to grab something to eat.

"Hey, Mom" She greeted as she stepped into the kitchen. Once she noticed her Mom was still making dinner, she had to change her direction so instead she walked over to the refrigerator.

Mrs. Naomi Richard is a lady with less morals, or can be defined as an irresponsible Mom, who makes stupid decisions on her own without informing her husband. Mrs. Noah's series of mistakes had caused their daughter to live her life the way she is living now despite all the struggles from his husband to make things right instead it directed things to the worst parts.

Mrs. Naomi didn't say a word to her daughter as she continued with the paste she was making. Without minding her Mom after the greeting, she continued her advancement to the fridge where she took a bottle of water before leaving the kitchen.

"Hey, Dad" She got into the living room only to find her Dad sitting on the divan with his eyes fixed on the television. Though mainly looking at him, one won't need another to explain the fact that he had his gaze kept on the television with some other things on his mind.

Mr. Richard Fax is a man with many principles and has a great parental guidance lead but considering the kind of work he's engaged in, it makes him travel from one place to another which actually explains why he wasn't so part of the daughter's life while she grew up. Making it possible for Mrs. Naomi to be the only parental figure around their daughter which at some point he thought was the best for their daughter but as things got a bit weaser, Mr. Richard was forced to quit his job for reasons best known to him and his employers. After he had lost his job, he slowly became a house husband while his wife became the breadwinner, and then he could see how irresponsible his wife had been towards their daughter, Tullah.

Mrs. Naomi being the vicious kind of a person, took the opportunity to turn her husband into a slave but as nature may have it, Mr. Richard, who is more learned than his wife, got his ways of putting her back to her place through what turned out to be the hardest tasks in his life.

Mr. & Mrs Richard Fax were once a lovable couple that ultimately everyone in the neighborhood admired a lot, with their little child Tullah who was loved by all. Slowly everything became a dream to the little Tullah as she watched her parents turn from the sweet couples to acting violently towards each other. She pushed to the limit as a kid to get both parent's attention back to her life but they got so involved in themselves fighting and quarreling rather than having to look after her as a kid.

With everything that's been transpiring, Tullah was left to grow up on her own, making her own decisions without having a look sideways or anyone to direct her. 

Before Mr. & Mrs. Richard could get what was going on in Tullah's life, she was already way out of their league. She could no longer be controlled or rather she no longer wanted to be controlled, told what to do or anyone interfering in her life matters.

Mr. Richard felt so bad that he tried more to get into check with his daughter but instead, Tullah made him realize more than he had known.

"Tullah you are not allowed to leave the house, you are grounded for two weeks. With no phone, no internet connections on your laptop, I hope that's clear?" Thinking stuff like this could hold his daughter down but instead, it made her show him parts that he had never imagined to witness in his daughter's life.

"Screw you Dad" Tullah ran out of the house and God knows where. She stayed hidden for four days and the police almost got involved in search of her without the parents knowing that she had gone to stay with her college boyfriend Saul whom they know nothing about.

Tullah came back when she thought it was time for her to get back.

"Oh My baby, where have you been?" Mrs. Naomi, who had been worried sick, dragged Tullah into a hug once she saw her step into the house.

"Where the hell have you been, Young lady?" Mr. Richard's chilled voice screamed as Tullah took steps backward.

"Am I welcome or should I return to where I'm coming from?" Tullah boldly asked with her gaze fixed straight into her father's eyes.

"Let her be Richard '' Mrs. Naomi screamed back at her husband as Tullah walked away from them leaving them alone to argue on her behalf, went upstairs into her room, and shut the door lock. From her room she could hear her both parents quarreling over her, it made her feel bad in a way but couldn't do anything about it so instead she laid on her mattress and wished everything could stop before she knew what was going on, Tullah was already fast asleep.