Role

Chapter 3

Broken Vase
Added Sun Jul 18 14:29:12 2021 at level 10:

It was a typical summer day. The sky was bright, the weather warm to
hot, and Alyce was home doing her daily chores. There was nothing
particular about this. Her mother was out, as was her father for the
time being so she was left with cleaning. It was normal for a teenage
girl to help around the house.

As she cleaned, the sound of the front door opening and closing
echoed and she smiled at the thought of her mother's return. Alyce
hurried to the front room only to find her father. The smell of cheap
booze lingered in the air and in the man's hands, more drink could be
seen. Upon seeing Alyce, the drunken man grinned, leering at her
with a lustful gleam. He stepped towards her, and in reaction she
stepped back, bumping into a table.

It fell, shattering into several parts. It was old to begin with,
something that once belonged to the drunken man's mother. The
memory and value split and scattered. Alyce gasped, dropping to the
ground to collect the broken pieces all the while aplogizing for her
clumisness. As she collected the remains, she looked up to see her
fathers dirty boots in front of her. Her gaze rose to see him take
another drink of his draught, and then his hands fell upon her.

She laid in her bed unmoving, tears staining her cheeks, her body sore
and in pain. The door to her room clicked shut stealing away what
light was there. The darkness hid her bruises, her shame, the blood
that stained her legs. As the light faded from the room, so did the girl,
darkness was all that remained, and all that remained of her was a
woman made improper.