04

Lázzaro stood there, puzzled, for a few seconds before getting back in the car and continuing to drive aimlessly. He had never been an affectionate, kind, charitable, reciprocal or empathetic man. He never felt mercy for anyone, wanting to help someone like he wanted to help Lia at that time.

Maybe that's why he treated her that way, so that she wouldn't confuse things and see him as a good Samaritan, which he wasn't and was far from being. Or maybe he simply acted like himself.

However, once again he shook his head and thought: I have enough problems.

Upon arriving at the door of the house, Lia took a deep breath with her heart almost out of her throat, her hands sweaty and her body shaking, she already wanted to cry right away for the reaction that her aunt would have. It didn't cost anything to try, she needed to do something for those little animals, she couldn't just leave them there.

When he got ready to open the door, someone did it faster. Cringing a little, she looked up in fear, her aunt and cousins about to glare at her.

“What the hell took you so long?! Martha yelled angrily.

“Some things happened along the way. I'm sorry Aunt Martha, here's the money. He handed over the bag containing only twenty dollars and a few coins.

Martha opened the package and started to count, when she realized the value she had, she felt the fury rise in her throat.

"What is this misery?" he yelled and Lia cringed a little closer to the cat box.

“It was the only thing I got today. He groaned in a low, trembling voice.

"This is useless, you scum!" — She threw the money in the girl's face and soon it fell to the floor, the coins clattering.

Lia squeezed her eyes, wanting to cry but her aunt hated it when she cried and ended up hurting her.

"What box is this?" Are you hiding something you won? Mike the cousin asked.

“N-No. Panic settled in her heart.

They were so mean and could do all kinds of mean things to their little animals.

"Then show me what's in the box!" Mara urged.

- Is nothing. This is just something I found on the street. She took a few steps back in fear.

- Give me that! I want to see! — the older cousin, Marcos took the box from her fragile hands.

"Give me back Marcos!" That's mine! — for the first time he changed a little. It wasn't just anything that was being taken from her but the beautiful kittens that she had already taken so much affection for.

"Don't yell at my son!" - Martha stepped in front of the nauseous boy and slapped Lia across the face.

- For! What did I do for you? Why do they hate me so much?! he questioned, crying.

— Luzia stole my husband, the father of my children! He loved her, which he never felt for me, he had you, a disgusting spoiled girl who had everything while my children had nothing! - With her hand still on her face, she looked into her aunt's eyes and felt dizzy with such hatred poured out on her.

- I had no idea. I am not to blame for any of this. I at least know who my father is. he spoke amidst the sobs.

“Mathias is your father. But he left when he got tired of you and your mother, just like he did with me! — revealed causing a negative impact on the girl's soul.

"I-So I'm your sister?" He looked at the cousins, all with hatred in their hearts, planted by their mother all those years.

He found out the worst way who his father was and the rotten family he was unfortunately part of.

"It may be in the blood of our bastard father, but we'll never consider you!" Never! Mara screamed.

“Guys, for God's sake, I didn't know any of this. I'm not to blame, I didn't ask to be born or to be Mathias's daughter. — was desperate.

"You should have died along with your bitch mother!" Maik boomed.

It hurt, Maik, it hurt.

"Don't talk about my mother like that!"

“Do you know how I hoped you'd get raped and killed in the middle of the street while you begged for us? — Marcos revealed and Lia's heart was ripping out another piece.

"Your miserable life is worthless!" You have to die Lia Hamilton, die! Nobody wants you here on earth, disappear at once, can't you see that you are not welcome here? “Mara one more time.

And another piece of the girl's pure heart was gone.

"We hate you!" We hate you! - Martha shouted along with her children and the echo continued resounding in their ears.

It was like a devil whispered in his ear: Nobody loves you, if you die, nobody will miss you. You are a nuisance, you are useless, you are a mistake. Lia dies.

The girl started taking steps backwards trying to escape as much as possible from all those thoughts, she was destroyed inside, tears overflowed from her eyes, her soul was all pain. She started to run, ran and ran without thinking about anything, she only had the box in her hands and she ran until she couldn't breathe anymore.

It must have been almost thirty minutes before she stopped, unable to breathe, and threw herself on the grassy floor of some house. He closed his eyes trying to catch his breath, looking up he saw that he was in front of an animal shelter, that was it.

The fate of your pets.

She was going to leave the kittens there, there were no conditions to raise them and she didn't even know the direction her insignificant life would take from that moment on, so with pain in her heart, she said goodbye and left them inside the box in front of the gate. There they would have the necessary care and who knows someone would soon adopt them.

Road. She looked around and she was now homeless, not with all her goodness she didn't have the courage to live with her aunt again, they already made it clear they hated her, she couldn't bear one more word of that kind or would she be able to take her life away. own life.

Lia tried at all times not to think too much about the words of her aunt and cousins, it was hurting too much, she needed not to think about what was so bitter to feel. He walked a little further and ended up stopping by the large beach a little way from the city center.

She thought that if she entered the sea and let the waves take her, she would do the world a favor. But she was afraid of death too, she ended up sitting on a rock alone, not avoiding collapsing once more, the tears had dried, but the crying had not. Minutes later Lia began to feel cold, hugged her own body and walked away from the sea, stopping on the sidewalk and getting ready to cross the street.

His vision suddenly blurred, he had not eaten anything during the day and also experienced very strong emotions, he leaned against a pole and counted to three, he just needed to cross quickly. And that's what she did, when she felt a little better, she started walking to cross the street, reaching the other side where she looked for a place to rest her head.

Did not find.

So it was for three days, the young woman alone, fragile and sad wandered the streets of the city aimlessly with whirlwinds of things replaying in her head, including the humiliation that passed at the hands of Martha and her children. Malicious looks from disgusting men, disgust from other – many – people, hunger, cold and hopelessness.

It was then when he came to the conclusion that his life was worth nothing and he was doing nothing more than suffering on planet earth. It was night and Lia didn't know exactly where she was, she felt weak, bewildered. With an empty soul she walked to a busy avenue, taking her last breath the girl got in front of the car.

Deep down she didn't want to die. But he was cowardly enough to give up, he couldn't take it anymore. And at the last second he thought about going back, but it was no longer possible when a severe dizziness took over his organism. He hadn't eaten or drunk for days, he was even too strong to bear thinking about something.

And once again chance, who knows fate, brought together two empty souls full of disappointments. When the car that wasn't going very fast hit the small body throwing it to the ground, Lázzaro despaired, he tried to stop in time but it was in vain. Getting out of the car he looked for a few seconds at that face now with slight bruises and immediately recognized it, it was Lia Hamilton again on his way.