The Dinner Part 5

We are grateful that sometimes our mother will fry something for us. On morning they drink milk and eat bread while the three of us drink coffee, it is still good because we pair it with rice. My mother won't join us and keep on working in the kitchen. Later on my mother would give me her bread.

The hut floor was finished so we moved in to it. We still have to eat to the house but we sleep on the hut, when we study we use a lamp because they didn't put electrical connection to the hut. The first time we sleep there my back got hurt because of the uneven surface of the bamboo floor. And the cold breeze keeps on hitting our backs. Beside us are where the dogs are sleeping. We got used to it as the time passed by.

We slowy accepted our fate. The fate that not everytime you can be happy. God just let us taste how good it is to have a father that lpves us, how good it is to have a complete family. Then God take it all from us. We place a picture of our father on the ceiling so that everytime we wake up we can see his photo. We always talked about him before we sleep. So that we won't forget our father.

Few days have past when there was a typhoon. We stayed in the hut. While we are sleeping we woke up because of the heavy rain. There are leaks on the ceiling and our sleeping place is already wet. We went outside the hut and knocked on the house. We called for our mother hoping that she will open the door because we can't sleep in the hut. But Angela opened the window, we can see that she is watching television. But she chased us away because her father is already sleeping. We told her that the hut roof is leaking and the floor is wet but she just ignored it. We heard our grandfather being angry because we are still awake. He also chased us away and told us to sleep because we still have work tomorrow. So we go back to thhe hut and stayed on the place that is not wet.

We slept while sitting. The next morning we told our mother about what happened but she just said that he will talk to our stepfather to fix the roof of the hut.

One day, my sister borrowed clothes to Angela because my sister would participate on a school contest.

"Why would i lend you my clothes? I don't want them to know that we share our clothes." Angela said.

"Maybe you have clothes that you don't wear anymore, we will return it afterwards." My mother said.

"Why are you forcing me? I don't want to lend my clothes to her is that hard to understand?" Why would she join if she didn't have clothes to wear?" Angela replied.

After speaking she immediately went to her room. Luckily one of the teachers helped my sister provide clothes to wear so she had joined the contest.

That afternoon after I got back from school, I opened the refrigerator and saw a slice of cake. For the reason that I haven't eaten a cake for a long time I take one spoon. Then afterwards I drink water, but before I finished drinking water Angela came by and noticed that I got icing on my mouth. She immideately slapped me.

"How dare you eat that cake!" She said angrily.

"Sister I just take a small bite. I just wanted to taste. I haven't eaten some for a long time." I replied while holding my face.

I cried because of the pain. But she felt more angry and he pulled my hair. My sister stopped her and she immediately went outside. We thought that she will tell her father about what happened, but she went to the hut and take my doll then cut its head.

I cried while my sister is picking up the cottons that fell to the ground from my doll. My sister then face towards Angela.

"She just only take one spoon. She just wanted to taste it. You can also check at the cake for yourself. But you hurt her and even detroyed the doll that our father had given her. He cared about that doll so much because it is her memory of our father. How dare you treat it like that!

We didn't realize that our stepfather would arrive. He then slapped my sister.

"Who are you to threaten my daughter? And you dare to speak about the dead in my house. If I kick you out of my house I wonder where would you be." My stepfather said.

My sister run towards the hut. She got mixed emotion that time. My sister cried because of the pain and she was also frightened of what our stepfather had said.

I continued picking up the cottons that fell to the ground. Then I went to my sister.

"I'm sorry sister, it is my fault. I should have not tasted the cake." I said.

My sister didn't replied and just continue to cry.

I felt guilty to my sister. She is ashamed of facing us because of her swollen face. Few minutes later my mother came to the hut to bring food for dinner. My mother knocked on the door and my sister said, "Mother, my face hurts so much after stepfather slapped me I don't even feel hungry because of the pain. Why didn't you helped us? If ever dad was still alive I might not hurt like this. And you would never had to get married again. We didn't wish for a very good life. We just want to live with you in a simple life even without father. Even its hard but no one would hurt us."

My mother cried when she heard what my sister said. My mother see my brother outside and she handed to him the food. Me and my brother eat the food while my sister had slept while crying.

The next day, I saw my sister crying while talking to her teacher. I wanted to go to them but our class is starting. I just thought that I will ask her when we get home. After the dinner while we are lieng and watching our father's photo my sister talked.

"I will move out and be a working student to my teacher. You two will stay here." She said.

"You will leave us? You won't go home here? I replied.

"It's not like that, we would still be seeing each other at school. Then if you would miss me just visit me at my teacher's house. It's just few meters away. I will still be here for you but we won't be sleeping together." She replied.

"If you won't live here only me and Lexxy would sleep here in this hut. And only the two of us will work to the farm. If someone would bully Lexxy no one can protect here." My brother said.

My sister turned around and cried silently. I touched my sister's back and said, "Sister don'y leave us here, we would be afraid here in the hut if you are not here. I kept on takking to father but he would not reply, he would only stare at me. I promise I would not do any stupid things from now, I won't come close to Angela. Please just don't leave us here. I would be afraid in this hut without you. I won't have a sister anymore.

My sister covered her face with the quilt and she didn't reply if she would stay or leave us.

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