The Punishment

Chapter Seven.

Caelia.

They say one has to rise after a fall and keep trying after a failure, but in my own case, I stopped trying the moment I failed to control myself.

After leaving him and my mom to talk and getting into my room, it was hard to get over the realization that I just had a one-night stand with my uncle, the only father figure left in my life, the one who had been responsible for everything I had done in the last years, from my tuition fee down to my monthly allowance.

After so much thought and weighing of my decisions, I arrived at the conclusion that I would try my best to stay away from him, I would kill off these thoughts to relive that night again and move on with my life, but after I stepped out of the bathroom from my cold bath, my whole body went hot the moment I set my eyes on him, I began to sweat from within.

I found myself saying every word and acting on every emotion I promised myself to push back; it was much easier to do as my mind wanted than to push it