After a long time passed, Lavender nimbly stood up. Her legs were wobbly. She stumbled and almost fell but managed to steady herself using the sturdy wall. She walked to the bathroom to wash her face. She could not even recognize the disheveled girl in the mirror. She came home from school in high spirits only to find such devastating news, how could she take it? She was only 18 years old today and had never faced something as cold and ruthless as this. After washing her face, she remembered her auntie saying that her grandfather was paralyzed, she hastily left the room to check on him. On her way out, she met with her cousin, Rael. Although they called each other cousins, they had no blood relation. It was just for formality. Rael was 23 years old, five years older than Lavender. She was the firstborn of Jeffrey and Janet and always maintained a haughty attitude when she saw Lavender. She had two more siblings, a sister called Jane and a brother called Sam. She has always envied

Time passed by and it was over one month since Lavender finished high school and went home only to receive such devastating news. Her grandfather’s condition was worsening as he could not get any medical help due to the lack of money. Although she worked several jobs a day, it was not enough to manage her grandfather’s medical bills as the medicine required was way too expensive for her. Her auntie had also stopped providing food for her and her grandfather and could sometimes even take money from her when she came back from work in the evening. Sometimes she even needed to work through the night so that she can receive a small payment. It was not easy for her and just in a month, she had lost a lot of weight. She was now having an afternoon snack with her friend with whom they had shared a dorm in high school. She had stumbled upon her when she came to look for a job, and because of her recommendation, she was hired. “Girl, you have lost a lot of weight. It has been barely a month

After the stifling dinner, the family of five retired to their separate rooms.The atmosphere was so tense that even the food lost it's yumminess. Once they reached the bedroom, Janet immediately turned to her husband."What is the meaning of that?""Meaning of what?" "What you did to our daughter!" "Won't I be the one questioning you what is wrong with you?" Jeffrey retorted angrily. "What is wrong with me? We just meant to teach her a simple lesson, but that bitch took things too far by feeding our daughter chilli. You know how much Rael hates chilli ever since she was young." "And you slapped her infront of her younger siblings, what will they think of her? A sore loser who is physically abused by her father?" Janet was really mad. Although her daughter was dumb, she still loved and cared for her. She could not stand by and watch her suffer."Enough woman." Jeffrey said.Jeffrey wa

"You don't have to press on that thing any more, maybe they did it on purpose." Stella, who had tugged along said."What should I do? I can't let grandfather sleep without taking his medicine." Lavender troubled when she thought about her grandfather."Just call the police. Isn't this your house. What right do they have to act as if they own the place!""Won't that be taking things too far?" Lavender was hesitant."Think about your grandfather girl. What will happen to him if he doesn't take his medicine today?"Hearing about her grandfather's condition, Lavender expression wavered. Stella took the chance to call the police and by the time Lavender came back to her senses, the call had already been made.Soon the police arrived. Seeing two ladies standing outside the door, the police came over."Ma'ams, how may we help you?" The leading officer asked."Sir, we called you because this lady was denied access to the house."Stella

It has been one week since Lavender was chased out of her home. She had been working tirelessly to help earn money for her grandfather’s medication. Not once has she come across Jeffrey and his family. She thought that they were probably doing better since she, the eyesore, was out of their way.After an exhausting day, Lavender arrived home together with her friend. Stella has been of great help to her. She gave up her bed for Lavender's grandfather and Lavender was so touched that she cried when her friend was not noticing. Although she always appeared calm and strong on the surface, the truth was that, every night before she slept, she would always cry her heart out before falling asleep. She missed her parents so much that she did not know what else to do apart from crying her heart out."Hey, have you heard anything from those bastard?" Stella asked as each one of them took a sofa and lied down.