Chapter 2: The Silent Tears, Unheard Promises

Author : This content might have some emotional and physical violence.some readers migh can't handle this.

The fleeting warmth of the morning faded, replaced by the familiar chill of her reality.

At school, Sofia's quiet, passive nature made her an easy target.

She couldn't say no, couldn't voice her own needs, a push-over in the eyes of her classmates.

They mocked her with a casual disregard that cut just as deep.

She was the one they asked to do favors, the one they ignored in conversations, the one they knew wouldn't object.

She had acquaintances, but no true friends, no one to share the weight of her loneliness.

Her mother's constant refrain, "I'm giving you everything," felt like a cruel joke to her .

Everything? , Sofia thought, her heart aching.

"You've given me nothing I truly need".

One day, her mother presented her with a skin-lightening cream, a costly attempt to "fix" her.

Sofia applied it looking at herself in mirror only to find her face marred by white spots.

"Mom, I look weird," she protested, her voice barely a whisper, a plea lost in the vast emptiness of their home.

"Nonsense," her mother snapped, her eyes cold and dismissive.

"It's for your own good. Be grateful what you had given, you think everybody can get this what you have now" like.

She went silent, so she doesn't provoker mom anymore.

At school, the expected laughter erupted, amplified by her inability to defend herself.

Sofia retreated to the bathroom, tears streaming doeswn her face, each one a burning testament to her isolation.

When she returned home, her mother's response was cold: "Wear it. Just tell them, it would be good for you skin, you should know, I am doing this for you only "....like....

She got chocked at her throat to utter another word.

The cycle repeated, creams and lotions, each one a painful reminder of her mother's disapproval.

Sofia eventually refused, enduring the scolding, the beatings, the cruel labels: "Ignorant," "dumb," "useless."

Each word was a tiny, sharp blade, cutting deeper with each repetition.

Hyena watched, his anger a cold, simmering rage that threatened to consume him.

Hyena murmured, She was born into an awful family, his golden eyes flashing with a fierce, How can I help her?... I wish I could take her away, erase her pain, give her a life where she could bloom and smile at me again with her pretty smile.

One day, his anger reached a boiling point.

A surge of magic, a raw, uncontrolled burst of his power, shattered the glass mirror, reflecting the shattered pieces of Sofia's spirit.

Her mother now have, something to anger at h, Her motHer’s slap was a brutal, echoing sound, a physical manifestation of the years of emotional violence.

Hyena shocked knowing what he did was made her mom provoked, I can't… I can't watch this anymore, Hyena thought, his hands clenching into fists, his knuckles white.

I want her to smile, to laugh, to feel safe.

God, please, let me help her.

Tears, strange water drops came out of his cold eyes, burning sensation in his eyes, mirrored Sofia's own silent grief.

He felt a wrenching, almost physical pain in his chest, a deep, aching sadness.

Sofia stood, her eyes empty, her soul lost in the abyss of despair. Then, she retreated to her corner, a hollow shell of herself.

Hyena followed, his shock turning to a profound, almost suffocating sadness.

As he approached, Sofia's silent tears erupted into choked sobs, a raw, animalistic sound of pure pain as she felt the presence of him near her.

He sat behind her, his one hand wrapped around her top of head and another hand on her stomach, his pulled her to him, silent promise of protection.

"Why?".....she sobbed, her voice raw and broken. "Why....w-why m-mee?" she screamed while clenching her fist in her clothes wrapped around her heart.

He tightly clasped his hand around her hand and "Shh," Hyena murmured, his voice a silent caress, thick with an emotion he couldn't name.

"Nothing's wrong with you. They're wrong. They are all wrong, "You've done nothing wrong. I'm here, I'll take care of you, you don't deserve this kind of treatment".

They stayed like that, Sofia's tears finally subsiding, their bodies intertwined in the corner of her room, a silent pact formed in the darkness, a promise of unwavering support.

As she slept, Hyena sent a desperate, almost incoherent plea through Messenger to god demanding answers, begging for permission to take her away.

The Messenger's reply was cryptic, cold: "You will understand, it's her life and I love her so, Stay with her."like

Hyena's anger flared, a burning, primal rage.

He turned to her one hand on her head and looked at her and said "Bullshit!" he screamed, if you love her, why she suffers like this while tearing the message into ashes on other hand.

His voice echoing with a raw, desperate fury," I'll be here,I’ll protect her, even from you!” The flames danced in his eyes, reflecting the fierce, unwavering vow in his heart.

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