Baby Tyrant

Chapter 2: Born a Princess 2

Our apartment was on the rooftop and the place I happened to stop at, not by choice, was at the edge of the roof.

Whoosh...!

My long hair swung violently from the wintry wind.

"Why must you make this difficult, you little bitch? Just give it to me. I won't hurt you if you do."

"I really don't have any..."

The only thing I had was 20,000 won, the only thing I had to survive for the next 2 weeks 'till the next paycheck. If this was gone, I'd have no money to purchase groceries. I would starve.

"If you don't have any, little bitch, then why are you running away? Stop lying to me, and just hand it to me before you piss me off even more!"

Father picked up his feet and moved a step closer to me, cursing angrily while he was at it. I took a step backward. Behind me was the edge. Any closer would mean my death.

Father's large, bloodshot eyes was menacing.

"Why you little..."

Before his large hands landed...

"!"

I felt my body floating in the air. In the time it had taken me to blink, father's silhouette grew smaller by the moment. His bewildered eyes staring back at me was a sight to see. I wondered if there would be a probable chance that I'd survive from falling off of a 5-story building. But... if I did, I would not be able to keep on living. The medical bills were not something I could afford.

I had lived my whole life stubbornly and coldly, and now my life ends in this terribly tragic way. Maybe it's what I deserve. Well... there's no point dwelling over the matter. All the things I worked hard to attain all my life was blown away like a dust in the wind.

Because of this family...

A happy and loving family, a family that cared and watched out for each other's back was not something I deserved.

It's alright... I don't need anything from now on...'

That's why...

"That's why... let this darkness take me in the comfort of the abyss...'

And then... darkness came...

***

"Mabel."

A deep, low voice muttered as I felt my body float in midair. Unfamiliar hands enveloped my body and brought me to his chest. He cradled me.

"Mabel... Mabel..."

The unfamiliar voice repeated 'Mabel' twice. I presumed it to be a name of some sort.

"Ah... you little cutie."

He laughed, his finger running over the corner of my lips. It was a foreign language, the first I heard of it, but strangely, it felt familiar to me.

'What is happening...?'

My fluttering eyes opened, trying to comprehend my current situation, but I could not see properly. I could only make out a faint light and darkness. I tried to blink, but all was futile. I grew tired and fell asleep.