" Do Daddies ever hit you guys , for any reason " asked Delia to her friends from neighborhood.
" NO NO MY DADDY likes me so much ,so why would he hit me " said Evan
" DID your daddy ever hit you " asked the other kid to Delia
" NO NO WHY would my Daddy ever hit me, when he likes me so much ,NO NO he did't hit me" said Delia at one breath.
" Right , afterall I heard my mom saying that a person who hits his own children for no reason at all is not worthy of being a father " said Evan
" YES YES RIGHT" said Delia panickingly
" Forget about that , now guys tell me which game to play " asked the children
" So no one got hit for any reason , only me " said Delia to herself in low voice
" But there should be reason for that right , afterall even Evan said that daddies don't hit their children for no reason , hence there must be a reason for why my daddy hit me " justified Delia
"Should I ask sorry " thought Delia
" DELIAHHHH ,WHAT ARE DAY DREAMING ABOUT COME FAST " called out other children
" COMING" ran away Delia.
" WHAT! You forgot so soon about that " asked Ryan
" What are you guys talking about " asked Robert and other children'
" What ?Do you want me to tell them about it " asked Ryan again to the pale Delia
"Don't talk Nonsense " said Delia shivering
"No I can't let them know about it , what would they think about daddy and more importantly if they think that I am unwanted child that's why daddy hit me , What should they think and what would they say about it , No there's no way I am going to agree to what he is going to say " Delia with all these thoughts in her mind.
" Alright since it's nonsense I am gonna tell them about it , Huh? " asked Ryan threateningly.
" SAY , IF YOU WANT TO SAY , WHAT ARE YOU WHINING FOR A LIKE A GRANDMA"
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Everyone started laughing at this
" YOU , ALRIGHT ALRIGHT THEN DON'T BLAME ME LATER " said Ryan
"SHE WAS SLAPPED BY HER OWN FATHER AND UNCLE EVEN DOES'NT TREAT HER AS HIS OWN CHILD AND IS EXTREMELY DISGUSTED WITH HER INSTEAD" said Ryan proudly
" REALLY " asked Robert and other children
"Of course" said Robert , with malice filled in his eyes.
" What proof do you have ? " questioned Delia.
" what do you mean by proof " asked dumbfoundedly Ryan
" If there is no proof , then don't talk nonsense "
" Without proof I could even say that you pooped your pants the other day and I saw it with my own eyes and will others believe me " added Delia
" YOU , WHAT NONSENSE ARE YOU SPROUTING " ASKED RYAN THREATENINGLY.
" Is it true " asked other children who were still laughing
" Of course " said Delia the same way mimicking Ryan earlier.
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this time even Robert started laughing
" WELL WHAT PROOF DO YOU HAVE THAT YOUR FATHER LOVES YOU THEN " asked Ryan gloatingly.
"Well what proof do you have that you are loved by your parents then " asked Evan
" YOU DON'T TALK , THIS BETWEEN HER AND ME " said Ryan
"As long as you prove that your dad loves you then , I, Ryan will admit my defeat and don't tell me that you can't even do that " asked Ryan
" How do you want me to prove it " asked Delia looking at other children who were agreeing with Ryan , left with no other choice.
" You go keep this coin inside uncle's pocket and I will accept my defeat if you succeeded " said Ryan
" That's it " asked Robert
" Of course not , what you guys don't know is that uncle is sleeping in his room right now and he is actually a very light sleeper and he is actually very short tempered , especially just when he woke up , so he won't just hesitate to scold someone if that person disturbs his sleep , but no matter how angry or short tempered he is he cannot hit or scold his own daughter right? Afterall uncle loves you so much is't Delia " said Ryan cunningly.
" Right Right it makes sense " said all other children
" Would you do it " asked Robert to Delia
"Me-- " Delia
" Of course she is gonna do it , Right Delia? " said Evan looking at Delia who seemed to have gone weak.
" Yes" said Delia who seemed to have gone to some different place.
" Come on , It's not gonna be that bad right " thought himself Evan rolling his eyes.
"Are you ready then " asked Ryan , Robert and all other children.
As all of them now followed behind Delia to that of Sebastin's room .
Delia now entered the room praying to the god in her heart " God , everyone says that as long as one prays to you , you always get their wish fulfilled , So please please pleaseee , Make sure that everything goes all righty hmm , pinky promise " asked pleadingly
" Now do it " said other children .
Delia went inside the room in an extremely smooth and quite manner and looking at her dad who is rather sleeping soundly , she rather slowly placed that of the coin she had in her hands into the front pocket and just as she was placing the coin further in and was thinking of just leave this place as quickly as possible.
A hand immediately caught her
" HOW DARE YOU STEAL FROM YOUR OWN FATHER YOU LITTLE BITCH " and twisted the young hand of Delia , who wailed " NO NO I DIN'T STEAL " said Delia immediately , pulling her hand back almost instinctively.
" YOU EVEN DARED TO LIE , HOW DARE YOU " smacked her head with his hand while twisting her hand , the sound of chaos and pleadings was so loud that it immediately destroyed the joyful atmosphere of the house and immediately alerting everyone all around the house and the children were rather themselves terrified looking at what was happening almost popping their eyes out , especially Evan who was filled with guilt witnessing this scene , Even Ryan and Robert looking at this scene felt rather it was cruel , as they themselves never had expected that things would escalate to such extent"
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" It Hurts It hurts " continued Delia repeatedly as she started covering herself with her hands as she moved towards the corner, with tears rolling down .
"STOP IT STOP IT " " HOW COULD YOU SO MERCILESSLY HIT HER TO SUCH AN EXTENT " said Grandma Joy (Sebastin's aunt ) immediately covering Delia with her own body .
" SHE HAS LEARNED TO EVEN STEAL FROM HER OWN FATHER " SAID Sebastin.
" My child would never do that , and even if she really indeed do it so what if she stole from you , it's not like you have never stolen anything from your own aunt- which is me and did I ever hit you for it , much less to hit ,have I ever even so much as to scold you about it or even complain to your father about it , Huh?" asked Grandma Joy angrily.
Sebastin remained silent
" MY CHILD !! Look she is even bleeding "
" HOW COULD YOU BE SO RUTHLESS TO YOUR OWN CHILD " said Grandma Joy with tears in her eyes , as she slowly leaned over to Delia who was still cowering in the corner
" please, sorry sorry , I will never do it again ,promise I promise " continued Delia shaking and completely listless .
" My child " " Here it's me Grandma Joy alright , here come to me a child " said Grandma Joy with red eyes .
Delia did not have any idea about what was happening right now , about who is the one who is calling onto her right now or who was the one who picked her up now , It was as if like she had lost her soul she looked like right now.
Everyone's eyes was rather filled with pity and heart ache looking at this scene and each every one was rather sure of making this news rather available to everyone in the outside world from the very moment they were to step out from this house and making the mental note of being wary of Sebastin at the same time as well , afterall the very person who could be so ruthless to his own child , how ruthless could he be to others , taught everyone in their mind's.
Whereas Delia who was rather the person being pitied by eveyone , is now completely listless , losing her vigor and her childishness as if like she has aged was now completely unlike her previous behaviour which was full of life and her antics filled with mischief.