Last time on Before the Dawn...
Tabitha was an awful old woman who believed in "taking the rod and beating the child" BEFORE they did something wrong. Exactly why she'd had to go. She was the first of many victims to be killed in cold blood in Fia's rein of terror.
~End of Flashback~
'And she isn't going to be my last' Fia thought to herself.
To Be Continued...
For this chapter we'll be looking back at Fia's childhood. What made her so evil at the age of six...
Chapter 10: Curt Cognizance
~Fia Age 6~
"Stand up straight!"
The sharp sting of the crop whip came down across her side. Fia choked out a sob, before straightening her back. It however caused her to fall flat on her butt. The sound of Moonlight Sonata was obnoxiously loud. It was nearly impossible for her bony six year old body to do an Arabesque with her back straight, she was just too short. Her white skin turning an angry red each time the crop descended.
"Go through the dance again!"
She got up on shaky legs. She listened to the flow of the music before starting her routine. As she got farther into the routine slowly her anxiety began to build. She twirled and spun and finally the last move the Pas de Chat. She kicked her leg under her and leaped into the air, for some reason she never could land that move. She fell to the ground and curled into a ball.
"Get! Up!"
Fia felt the sharp stings on her back and all along her spine.
Nanny Tabitha was supposed to be teaching her the delicate art of ballet but instead of teaching her she was using it as a free chance to hit her. Nanny Tabitha was always mean to her, even when she did nothing wrong. She missed her uncle. She only however got to see Uncle Albie and her best friend Draco at the end of every year.
Fia seemed to be watching the younger version of herself from a far. She was broken and crying, her tiny body curled into a ball sobbing loudly. The scene before her seemed to float away and she ended up in her old bedroom. Her six year old self was kneeling beside her bed saying her prayers. She mouthed the words that were about to come out of her six year old mouth. She remembered the prayer to this very day.
"...God can you make Nanny Tabitha and Daddy to stop hurting me? I tried to be a good girl today. Thank you for the sunshine and my new ballet shoes and..."
Before she could finish the prayer the door opened and in stumbled her "father". He was drunk and since her "mother" wasn't there, he was going to find someone else to take care of his problem. He stumbled over to her bed and sat down. She continued praying silently. A single tear slipped down her cheek as she watched what was going to happen. Fia closed her eyes and allowed the tears to slide down her cheeks.
Everyone was bad she heard her six year old self say. To this day she knew it was true, no one loved her, all she had was her uncle Albie and Draco. They were the only people that loved her.
~End~
Fia shot up from the bed covered in sweat, tears clouded her vision.
"Fifi are you okay?" Draco's concerned voice rang through her ears.
Draco held her close to his chest, all he did was murmur how much he loved her. He kissed her forehead as she sobbed into his shoulder. He had never seen her so broken, he had only seen her when she was in control of herself and full of confidence. But now all he saw when he looked down was a scared girl, terrified out of her mind and in need of love.
"I love you Fia." He whispered.
She choked out a sob. He was the only one who did. And all those who had hurt her were going to pay with their lives. She swore it.
To Be Continued...
Okay so I hope we now see what all the abuse did to the once innocent girl.
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