Ever heard of cinderella?

well if not let me explain true my life a little bit.

It's totally different from any normal girl's life.

I was the only child of my parents. They loved me unconditionally,i always get what i want, pampered me to no extence and cause of that,i as little girl i was a brat, stubborn and always whine about everything and that stubbornness caused me my entire life.

I guess they are all correct.

I'm actually the cause of my parent's death.

When i was 4 years old, mummy said I'm having a baby sister or brother and i got angry at first cause i didn't want to share my parent's love with anyone but then my friend's mother gave birth and then i saw how babies are cute and the way my friend was happy holding her baby brother, then i told mum that i want a baby sister or brother just like my friend,she was so happy and i was too untill that horrible day which took away my happiness forever. I still remember it like it was yesterday.

My parents forgot to pick me up from school that day. I was really upset,i sat on the floor outside the school and cried continuously,a man walked up to me and asked me why i was crying.

I'll tell you guys about it later cause i'm feeling sleepy now.

I worked all day without any rest.

The house is so huge and they fired all the workers just so i could be the slave.

I'm so tired of everything. Mama and Baba always treats me awfully, even Zara and Asif bhai. I love them all even if they all treat me like a maid.

Today was laundry day and i had to wash everyone's clothes and that too by hand. My hands are swollen as it was a lot of clothes and after that Zara made me clean her entire room and i even got slapped twice by bhai today for adding garlic in the food. Wait! I forgot to get groceries Mama asked me to get.

Shit. I was so busy that i forgot.

I hope she doesn't notice. I'll just get it tomorrow cause all i want to do now is sleep.

"IMAN get down here." I was about to sleep when i heard mama yell.

What have i done now.

"Coming mama." I said audibly enough for her to hear.

I took my scarf and wrapped it around my head and headed down.

"You called for me mama." I asked as I shuddered in fear.

"Yes i did. I want you to get groceries from the store down the road." Mama said.

Ya Allah she remembered.

It's 9pm already.

"Mama all the shops would be locked by now, i'll go get them tomorrow." I said calmly.

"Not my problem. I asked you to get it earlier but you clearly ignored me like you're in charge." Mama glared at me.

"I was busy with chores Mama. I didn't ignore you but please it's late now, i'll get them tomorrow morning." I pleaded.

"You're not the one to make decisions for me. I want you to go get the groceries now."

"But mama it's late. Okay, can bhai at least come with me?" -Iman

"You are going alone. So this is your plan right,you want something to happen to my son."

"No mama, never. Why would i want anything bad to happen to bhai. Astagafurullah,of course i'll never want that." I said.

How could she think like that. He's my brother and i'll never let any harm come to him even if he never treats me right.

"Are you still standing here."

"Mama please it's late,i really can't go outside. I'm your daughter too, please have mercy mama." I pleaded.

"You're not my daughter Iman cause if you were i'd probably be dead just like how you killed your parents. I don't have time for all this, just go and get those groceries or else you'll see the other side of me which you haven't seen before." Mama said sternly.

"Why do you hate me so much Mama?" I sobbed.

"I don't hate you Iman but i DESPISE you and your existence." Mama said with hatred lacing on her voice.

I just stood there sobbing like i always do.

I hate being weak.

I hate not being able to fight for myself.

I hate how i let them ruin my life.

I hate why i can't hate them.

I hate why i always love them cause they're family even if the feeling's clearly not mutual.

I hate how I'm alone in this world.

I hate MYSELF

I hate myself for being the reason for my parents death.

I hate myself for killing my parents.

"If you're done moping around,go get the groceries and be back in five minutes or else you'll sleep outside and i mean it." She threatened and walked away.

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"Please leave me. Don't touch me.." I tried to push him away but he grabbed my both hands.

I was on my way back from home when a man came and grabbed me.

"Stop resisting." He growled and slapped me and i hissed in pain.

I'm really not in pain cause of the slaps i got from this disgusting man cause i'm already used to it but what's killing me now is that I'm about to loose my innocence and dignity to a disgusting stranger.

Ya Allah please save me.

"PLEASE HELP ME." I screamed with all my might and his grip on my wrist tightened more if that's possible.

"I told you to shut up." He growled and raised his hand to hit me again,i closed my eyes tightly waiting for the stinging pain but I felt nothing,i still kept my eyes shut but when i didn't feel his weight on me and my wrist were free i opened my eyes with a jerk.

I heard a gron and looked to my left and i saw a man beating the hell out of that monster who was trying to rape me.

He came up to me and asked if i was okay and i just noded and thanked him. I couldn't see his face clearly since it was a bit dark but just hearing his deep husky voice, is making me nervous for a reason unknown to me. He asked if he could drop me off and i was about to reply when someone jerked me. I shuddered in fear thinking it would be that disgusting man but then i heard the voice speak.

"So this is where you are?" The voice spoke and i realized it was bhai's voice.

Ya Allah.

"What are you doing. Leave her." The nice guy who saved me demanded.

"Just stay out of this lover boy, this is between me and my sister." Bhai said while dragging me with him.

Atleast he called me his sister.

He shoved me inside the car and took the grocery bags which i clearly forgot about. He sat in the driver seat and drove with speed.

I tried to explain what happened to him but he shut me up saying Not a word.

The way bhai is looking furious,i already know am in deep trouble.

Ya Allah when will all this suffering end.

As we got home,my heart was already beating rapidly. He dragged me out of the car and opened the front door pushing me inside roughly that i fell on the ground.

Mama came towards me and pulled me up by my hijab and gave me a hard slap on the face that caused my lip to start bleeding.

I'm use to all this.

"Where have you been?." I heard Baba's voice.

"I..mama sent me to get groceries." I replied meekly.

"At 9pm Iman." He said angrily.

"I never sent her to get anything. I woke up and found her sneaking out and then i told Asif to follow her and see where she's going." Mama lied.

What?

How can mama be this wicked...

She lied against me just so baba won't scold her.

You're probably wondering why he'll scold her.

Well he's the only one in this house who is atleast 5% nice to me. Atleast he let me finish highschool and he gives me money for clothes when he notices the one i had is too old and torn.

"Baba i..." I was about to speak but then i glanced at Mama, who was giving me a look like "say it and you'll be dead"

What do i do.

"Iman i'll ask the last time, where were you?"

"I'll tell you dad. I found her whoring arround and doing romance on the streets with her lover." Asif bhai said and Zara just stood there smirking at me.

Ya Allah where am i stuck.

Before i could digest everything and finnaly reply, baba slapped me.

"You ungrateful b**ch. This is what you do,you whore arround with different type of men and blame my wife for it. You want to tarnish my reputation." He yelled while griping my wrist pulling me towards the store room.

He always does this. Whenever i do something they always lock me up in the store room without food and water. I'm always afraid of being locked up cause I'm nyctophobic.

"You'll sleep in here and learn some characters." Baba pushed me in and locked the door leaving me in the usual darkness.

When will all this end.

Is they anyone out there who'll love me and confront me.

Ya Allah please bring me out from this hell. It's hurting too much.

I sobbed uncontrollably until my eye lids became heavy and i drifted into sleep while leaning my head on the wall.

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