Chapter 106

It was a new morning and fortunately, my injuries from yesterday afternoon had healed.

My father had come home drunk again. He had gotten angry because I supposedly looked at him the wrong way. I only gave him a quick look and it was neutral.

Still, he had taken it as a provocation and vented his anger on me. And all because of an alleged evil eye.

That had brought me two broken ribs, a broken arm, and a bruised shoulder. Not to forget the bruises, but they healed very quickly.

I had just sat up in my bed when there was a knock on the door. It was a soft knock, indicating my mum.

In my mind, I said to her, "You can come in." The door opened and my mum walked in with a soft smile on her face.

I did my best to force a smile on my face. But fractures took time to heal, so it had been a long night. Don't forget the pain.

She came to me and sat next to me on my bed. "How are you doing today?" You could hear the concern in her voice, but I