Chapter 6 He Saw Me Naked!

In the evening, they silently shared a delicious dinner that she had helped her aunt cook. After the prayer, she took care of her sister's food. She made sure that she heard everything her body needed.

"You eat a lot, huh?" she said to her sister lovingly with a gentle pat on her head.

"'Just not more than what we eat," my eldest cousin Iya said. The spawn of Satan himself. She was the one who inherited her uncle's behavior, while her sister Anna was just as good as her aunt.

"Just eat, Iya." Aunt Clarice reprimanded her daughter.

"Why are you stopping your daughter? Let her speak in her own home," was her uncle's defense of the eldest daughter. Like father, like daughter.

Coreen did not say anything and just smiled at her sister and motioned for her to eat. What would she say? No matter how painful his words may be, they are all true. Coreen dreams of having their own house someday, but for the time being, her sister has to be healthy first. For now, she will have to endure them.

Aunt just sighed but didn't say anything. They continued the meal, and when they were finished, Iya went straight to her room while Anna helped her clean the table and wash the dishes.

"I'm sorry, my sister's such a bitch," Anna apologized on behalf of her evil sister.

"It's okay. I'm a little used to it, and well, she's right." She smiled at her cousin as she washed the dishes.

"We are family; we should work together and not hurt each other," Anna said as she wiped the plates. "Besides, the truth is that I admire you, Coreen. You do everything for Rica; I can see how much you love her."

A warm hand touched Coreen's heart at what Anna had said. "Thank you, Anna."

"That's nothing."

Their conversation was interrupted when his uncle approached them. "Coreen, give me fifty bucks, and I'll just drink," he did not ask. He demanded money from her. Like he always did.

Coreen sighed. He has never really changed; since they were young, he would drink, and half of their income goes to his addiction. He also often asked her for it, and despite her refusal, she could do nothing.

"I'm sorry, sir. I haven't received my pay."

"Son of a bitch!" he shouted at the same time, hitting the table and making her flinch. "Your parents should have brought you both with them! You're all useless!" he shouted loudly, and it echoed around the house. Coreen won't be surprised if their neighbor heads for him.

Coreen was very close to losing her own temper. She restrained herself from weeping for the sake of herself and her sister. How many years have they endured his words? How many years will they have to endure?

"Are you all right, Coreen?" she heard Anna ask with a worried tone.

She breathed a sigh before answering her cousin. "Yes, I'm fine."

Not really.

"Wow, my sister's so good." She praised Rica for showing her paintings, but she was also stunned to realize what she had drawn.

This was their home then; in front of the house, they were holding hands with their parents. She smiled at her sister with tears in her eyes.

"Big sis, I miss Daddy and Mommy," Rica said in tears, and she could do nothing but embrace her sister and comfort her.

"Ssh, little sis. I'm here, aren't I? I'll never leave you." She kissed her on the head. "I'll never leave you," Coreen repeated as she closed her eyes to prevent her own tears from the trials that the two of them had gone through and would go through.

"Iya told me I'm just a burden to you. She says I'm holding you back, and because of me, you won't be happy.

Anger erupted in her heart over what she heard. She looked at her sister and caressed her face. "That's not true, Rica. She's just lying. You're the reason I'm happy, and you'll never be a burden to me. You're my strength; always remember that, huh?"

Rica nodded and wiped the tears from her face before embracing her again. When her sister went to bed, she went to her cousin's room. She found her holding her cell phone. "If you have a problem with me, face me, not my sister and me!"

She stopped what she was doing and stood up to face her. "Why? All my words are true! She is a burden to you, and you both are a heavy burden to us!"

Coreen couldn't control herself and slapped her. Her heart was beating so fast because of the intense anger she was feeling. "Tell that to me, but don't ever talk to my sister like that again." Iya glared at her while rubbing her cheek. "And for your information, I'm the one who feeds you, so you are a burden to me."

She didn't let her answer, and she left. She returned to her sister's room and held her. She knew Iya would surely tell her uncle, but she also knew he couldn't get rid of them because, when they were gone, no one would help them. Not his and his daughter's lazy asses.

"As long as I live, I will never allow anyone to hurt you."

Coreen left early Monday morning to return to the White Mansion. She walked her way to the mansion, and when she saw Lola again, she smiled at the elderly woman, but the latter just stared back at her, making her lose her smile and frown. She had that look in her eyes again when she first met her, and it sent chills down Coreen's spine. When she looked back, she was shocked to see her following her with her eyes.

Luck was not on her side, as it started pouring before she could even reach the mansion. And her stupid ass forgot to bring an umbrella! She was too confident that it would not rain today, but alas, she was paying for her stupidity. By the time she reached the mansion, she was soaking wet from head to toe.

"How can I get inside the room? Well, whatever! It's not like there is someone else in the house who will slip. I'll just wipe the floor once I'm done," she said to herself before opening the door, running up to her room, and hurried to the bathroom to get a towel. She put it around her head and laid the bag on the floor before beginning to take off her wet pants, following the top that was stuck to her body.

Now she was standing in the middle of the room, wearing nothing but her undergarments. She dried her hair and her body. Suddenly all of her hair rose, and her eyes widened as she felt the familiar sensation of something staring at you.

Impossible. She said this to herself, and her heart started beating louder and faster.

Slowly, she turned to look behind her, and she was just as surprised to see no steel and instead a glass wall, just like what's between the mansions.

And no, that isn't why Coreen is shocked. It is the fact that a man with a scorching gaze is scanning her almost naked body from head to toe with a heated look on his face.

Coreen screamed.