Hybrid Twins Human Mate

Chapter : 8. Twin trouble..

Cora’s point of view :-

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With shaky hands, I dialed my house number. I know dad must be in the office and I must not disturb him while he is working, or else the result will be much crueler than this. So, mom is the best choice for me now. The phone kept ringing for a while and I thought she is not around to take the call. Maybe if she doesn’t pick up, I can save myself from getting in trouble. But as I said, I was never that lucky to be saved. Just as the phone was about to cut, she picked up.

“Hello. You have reached the Eyers. I am Mrs, Eyre. Amd who am I talking to?” Her voice was sweeter than honey when she introduced herself.

“Mom. It’s me. Cora.”

“Why the hell are you calling me at this hour? What sh*t are you in at this time?” Her voice immediately changed from sweet to bitter after hearing my voice. And she knows way too well that I will only call her if I am in some deep trouble.

“Mom.. The.. The principle wants to.. talk to you about..” I started shuttering in fear. There is no way I can tell her what happend. But before I could finish my sentence, the principal motioned me to give him the phone, and I had to do it.

“Hello. Mrs. Hayes.. Oh. Sorry. Mrs Eyre. I am Cora’s principle. I called you to complain that your daughter is causing fights at our university. And I want to warn you that if this happens one more time, I will be forced to suspend her from this university. And.. What? No, no. Suspending her for her first mistake won’t be proper. I want to give her another chance. No. We don’t punish students like that. Of course not. No matter what she did, she is just a child. I’m sorry Mrs Eyre. I shouldn’t have bothered you about such a small incident. It’s not that serious. Yes. I will make sure she behaves from now on. Please don’t scold her too much. It was just a mistake. Thank you and sorry once again for the disturb.” With that, the principal cut the call and put down the phone with a big sigh. From what he said , I know exactly how her reaction was and what she said to the principal to make him become soft.

“Boys. You can go now. But make sure that I don’t catch you fighting again. And Cora. Stay here. I have something to discuss with you.” With that, he waved off all three boys, leaving me and the principal alone in his office.

“Cora? What is your relation with the Eyers?”

“They.. They are my foster parents.”

“So, your real parents...”

“They died a long time ago.”

“Oh! Umm.. Is everything okay in your house? I mean, are you okay with them?” I think from what she said, the principal must have doubted my situation.

“Yes.” I lied to him.

“Look. You can tell me if you are having any problem. Do they hurt you anyway? Physically or mentally?”

“No.” I again lied to him.

“Cora. One of your foster parents was provoking me to suspend you or hit you or lock you up in a dark room as punishment. She even told me to throw you in jail. No normal parents wise that for their children. And the way you were behaving by their name, I think you are having some troubles. If you are really having any problem, you can tell me. I can make arrangements for you that can save you from them.”

“No, sir. Everything is okay. They were just trying to scare me so that I can never think of bothering others. They don’t mean to harm me. Actually, they are really nice people and want me to be like them. But I always cause trouble for others. That’s why they say mention about punishing me to scare me. But they never do.” I lied to him big time with a fake smile on my face. I know he can’t help me. I know the far he can go is to call the cops and tell them about my condition. And after that, my foster parents will take me back by using their power and money and make my life a living hell. I know I can’t run away from them. I am too much bound with them to escape them.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Okay then. If you say so. But if anything like that happens in the future, I am here for your help. You can go now.”

“Thank you, sir.”

With that, I got out of his office and went straight to the girls bathroom, without looking anywhere, and locked myself in a stall. Once I was sure no one was around, I broke down crying. I was crying because for the first time someone felt my trouble and offered to help. But still, I don’t have the strength to be brave and ask for his help. I am crying because I know the moment I reach home, I am going to be punished really bad. I am crying because there is a possibility that I might not be allowed to study anymore. I will be living in that horrible place for the rest of my life.

I was inside the bathroom for about an hour. I even skipped a class because I have no mood to study right now. But once I was calm, I washed my face and got out of the bathroom. To my surprise, two same looking boys were standing right in front of the girls bathroom as soon as I got out. It didn’t take me long to realize that they are the two boys who put me into this trouble and they were waiting for me in there. Ignoring them completely, I walked out of there as fast as I can. But they also didn’t stop and kept following me behind.

“Cora? Hey? Wait. Give us a minute. We have something to tell you..” I kept hearing them call behind me, but I didn’t stop and walked out into the open ground to get some air. Their presence around me was making me lose my mind.

“Cora. Please wait. Listen to us.” They kept calling again and again and my anger for them kept rising until I finally burst out.

“What? What the hell do you want from me? Why are you following me? Go away. I don’t want to talk to you. Stay away from me.” I shouted out at them and turned around to leave. But before I can, one of them caught hold of my hand.

“Give us a minute. We mean you no harm.” But by this time, my head is burning in anger. I turned around with fire in my eyes and venom in my words.

“How dare you to touch me? Let me go right now or else I will call the cops and tell them that you were harassing me. Let go of my hand.” As I said that he let go of my hand and took a step back.

“Cora. Please. Listen to us. We didn’t mean to put you in trouble. We were just trying to help you. We never thought that it will turn into this direction. Please forgive us for everything.” They apologized to sincerely, but I was completely out of my mind to forgive them so soon.

“Trouble? You think this was the trouble? You don’t know a sh*t. You have done too much, then just put me in trouble. You destroyed everything for me. Stay away from me or else the result won’t be good.” The results truly won’t be good. But for whom, it was the question. Them or me?

They couldn’t dare to say another word to me and I just left their sight in anger. I don’t know where I am going or what am going to do next, but I just want to go somewhere where I can be all alone with no one to bother. So, I skipped the rest of my classes and decided to go to a nearby park. What is the meaning of completing today’s class because I am sure I won’t be allowed to attend anymore after this day?

Sitting in the swing of that park, I tried to relax myself. The worry about my future is still bothering me. I don’t even know if I am going to survive the night. Why my fate is like this? Why do I always get in trouble? Why do I had to end up in that house in the first place? I looked around myself and saw many children playing with their parents in the park. They look so happy with life. I wish my parents were here to love me like this. I don’t remember going to a park with a parent ever. I was locked up in the house of horrors since always. And from where I am in life, I know I will never be free from there again.

I spend as much time in the park as I can before finally heading off to the restaurant. At the beginning, I used to be so happy to get the chance to work. Not because I want to earn the money, but because I was getting some time out of the house and that was the only place I could feel free. But nowadays, I am not happy in here as well. The worries and fears are keeping my mind occupied all the time. I can barely focus on my job for this. It’s for Danny who still keeps me around as he knows how important this job is for me.

After ending my shift, it was finally time to go back home. But I don’t want to go there anymore. I wish I had a place to hide or spend the night to save myself from the upcoming wrath. Maybe death is way better than suffering like this. With shaky feet and thumping heart, I was walking towards my home as slowly as possible. My mind is only praying to that god that they might fall asleep before I reach home. But I know that it was not going to happen because those monsters will never sleep without torturing me.

As I expected, the moment I stepped inside the house, I found both of my parents standing in the hallway with the whip in their hand. That whip has become my number one enemy than the persons holding it.

“So, you caused a fight today? I didn’t get the chance to ask. Who were you fighting with? What exactly happend? Was it a boy or a girl?” That gave me a ray of sunshine in my darkest moment. They don’t know that they were boys who were fighting for me. I can lie to them and they will never know.

“There is a girl in my class.. She.. she kept teasing me and calling me names. I got mad at that and slapped her. I.. I didn’t mean to do that. It just happend on it’s..” Before I can say more, a slap fell right on my face.

“How dare you to hurt someone? Don’t you know that we have a reputation in this city? What if that girl’s father is our business associate? Do you know how much loss you will cause us?” Dad screamed at me in anger as he gripped the whip tightly.

“I.. I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt anyone. She was the one who was teasing me..”

“It doesn’t matter. You did a mistake, and we got a complain of it. Now you have to get punishment for what you did. Cedric. Go on.” With mom’s permission, dad started whipping me hard. This time, it was uncountable.

They kept hitting me repeatedly until I lost all my strength and fell down on my knees. My head was spinning and I can barely see anything. I can feel warm blood dripping down my back, wetting the top completely. And with my ringing ears, I heard them say that if I do the same mistake again, they will stop my study. Which means I am allowed to go to the university for now. I am thankful for them to at least spare me with this one mercy.