JOY, such a small word but have the meaning of the world. While happiness can't be bought joy can't be gain but the monster unkowngnly gave Hope her Joy. The girl who likes to thinks that the end is just a flick away is now watching her joy, her reason to not flick the life to end....
"So are you hungry Joy?", Hope asks the boy with dark brown curls, dumpy cheeks, fair skin and ocean blue eyes staring at her with happiness.
"wats huwngry", says the boy confusingly.
Hopes heart saddened at the thought of Joy past to not even know the necessities. The temptation to reach forward and see it herself so that she can handle the child properly with the knowledge of his ticks but she refuse so, smiling sadly and finding a way to answer she said, "It's when your tummy makes a voice and you feel like to eat something". Joy looks confuse for a second and then smile and says sweetly, "I am huwngry". Taking the answer she makes her way to the washroom and change herself to some other clothes and find something for joy too because the trip to dumpster is delay to next art work.
After using the toilet and preparing a bath for Joy she goes to bed and take Joy in her arms and take him to the bath. Joy wiggles in her arms and giggles. She smiles at him and quickly take off his shirt and give him a bath. During bath she continues to talks with him even as he replies her very rare. For Hope it's strange to be the one to continue talking. Even in her school no one bothers to talks to her and even when someone do they stopped after receiving no answer by her and quickly understanding it's no use. After bath she take Joy and dress him in one of her other shirts.
When the clock tick 7 she contemplate on taking Joy downstairs or not. She decide to just leave him there and come quickly after making dip-shit breakfast. Telling Joy to wait for her and reassuring him that no monster will come for him she goes downstairs and starts making breakfast.
As she place the last egg on plate, the heavy creaking behind her told the unpending torcher arrivals. Taking deep breath she places the plate in front of him.
It's the time like these she wishes she can really be courageous and murder someone and get out of here like The Voice usually tell her many time.
"I told you. It'll be nothing just let me and I'll do the work and you will not even remember what will happen", The sharp confident feminine Voice spoke. Shaking her head she keep her head down still in her position and waits for the everyday routine to start.
"Ahhhh this headache is killing me.", he said still eyes closed. Hope thought just can his word come true and the headche kill him. They will be free but wishes like these can't come true and deep in heart she really don't want a murder on her conscience but if it's natural than who can stop the nature.
Opening his eyes dip-shit watches the girl standing in front of her still face down but not bowed. A wave of anger rose through him at the mere act of defiance the girl is showing. Rising quickly not caring about his headche he grip her hairs and yells, "How many times do i have to repeat myself bit*h to bow when you come greet me"
And the torcher starts with some more yelling, kicking and punches at some places. After what felt like hour and only 30 min later he sat staisfied with his art and tell her to go and do whatever she wants.
Hope slowly stands up limping toward kitchen she take some food and hides it wahtever she can hide and take the stairs to her Joy. Still not a single tear escapes her beacuse for both of them it's their morning ritual. In start she tries really hard to bow but something in her never let her bow to him or anyone and with each day and each year the thought escapes her. So she accepts The Voice who keep on repeating like a broken record that
"YOU do not bow to anyone... YOU are not born to bow to anyone..."
And thats her main issue because it cause her more beating than the stupid bow.