This maltreatment continued till she died. Even after her death, i was the family errand girl. It only reduced when mother came down to village for the first time in years. They all mind their businesses from then till we left the village.
Things was perfect 4 mother and i, untill four years later, when i turned fourteen. We used to normally visit the village during long holiday. But on this particular visit, mother and i had arrived the village very late and decided to rest. The whole family was happy to see us as per their smile and greetings. With so much exhaustation we ended up not eating and went straight to our room. But to our surprise, we met some sleeping bodies on the bed, only to discover they were kids.
Hey hey get up. Mother shouted angryly, looking so amused.