"Drusilla!"
The voice of her papa Williamson woke her up. She knew he had come home drunk again. She just tossed side to side while he kept on shouting her name. She knew when he got tired he will fall asleep. Her father started drinking when her mother Phoebe abandons him for a baron who was his friend. He really loved her a lot and one day she was gone when she was eight.
Since the day her mother left life growing up wasn't easy for her. Her father didn't have any idea how to take care of a girl child but he tried his best and he also really loved her. She didn't have any one to teach her a lot of lady like things or dress her up she had to learn it from seeing people around her and then copying them. Even sometimes she was made fun of when she got it wrong. She got better at it as she grew up.
Her father drinking habit started becoming worse and she couldn't do anything about it. He was one of the most popular drunkards in the community. She was always been made fun of because of the way her father would drink and gamble. Nevertheless she still loved him.
Her father had a little farm where he planted crops like wheat, corn. This helped them to make little income daily and at least put food on her table.
Her father used to be a rich merchant but he lost his properties and most of his money due to his deceitful friends. He became bankrupt. He was someone who trusted people easily and was really nice to people. As a result of that he was taken for granted and was always being used by his friends who made sure his business went down and made him go to jail for two years for something he never did. When he was back from jail everything was taken away from him.
His wife phoebe who couldn't bear everything left him and their daughter for his friend who she had been having an affair with while he was in jail. This really broke her father's heart seeing how he had been betrayed and also cheated. This led him to drinking. Then after some years he started gambling.
Drusilla thinking of everything her father had gone through burst into tears. Wishing things hadn't turn out the way it went. Finally her father stopped shouting. She went to where he was, helped him remove his shoe then put his leg on the couch. The night was cold so she decided to bring him a cover cloth to cover himself. When she was sure he was comfortable she went back to her room. She tried to sleep but couldn't until it was almost morning.
The sound of someone throwing up woke her up. She sighed knowing full well it was her father after drinking far more than usual. She went down to prepare breakfast for her and her father.
"Papa! Breakfast is ready". She called out.
He didn't respond. She went to check if he was doing okay.
"Papa" she said softly.
There was still no response. She entered to meet her father crying. She just moved close to hug her father and didn't say anything.
"Drusilla, I am sorry". He said crying.
"Papa it is okay". She said patting his back.
Most times after her father got drunk he always regretted it the following day. He would end up crying. It also showed that he hasn't really gotten over everything that had happened to him over the past eleven years since the incident happened.
When he seemed calm and had stopped crying.
"Papa I made your favorite pottage and i will be so angry at you if you don't come and eat it" she said making a very funny face which made her father laugh.
"I will be with you in a minute I promise. let me freshen up". Williamson replied.
"promise me you won't go back crying" she said softly with a concerned face.
" I promise angel" he said and dropped a kiss on her fore head . With that she went out of the room.