RUN AWAY !

My stomach clenched watching them, as bile rose in my throat—one which I struggled to gulp down. My mother said nothing. Her lips pressed tight in a hard line as she watched Vivian with hard eyes. Her silence angered Vivian, making her face crease in anger and she landed another slap on my mother's face. I flinched from the sound of the slap. My chest burnt with pain, and I watched helplessly as my mother struggled to cover the pain she felt and appear strong before Vivian. Tears clouded my vision. My hands which held the phone twisted tight around the edge, and it took everything in me to remain calm. “You’ll hit me as much as you want Vivian. But, I swear to you—I’ll never talk. Never!” She screamed in Vivian’s face. Vivian’s eyes flared in rage on seeing my mother was serious. But then—her lips curled into an evil expression. “That’s good then. You’ll keep silent right?” Vivian asked with a scoff. My mum watched her, trying to keep on an emotionless expression, but I could clearly s