Chapter 22: PAST, punishment

Book:Melting your heart, Ms. Ice Published:2024-5-1

WARNING: PUNISHMENT.
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Margaret looked at the clock, she was annoyed when she saw that it’s been six hours since Kristi and Alessandro left their house.
She looked at her cellphone and checked her emails. She massaged her head and wanted to smash everything.
How dare her daughter to disobey her rules! She said she will give her three hours to tour Alessandro but six hours passed, and Alessandro and Kristi weren’t in their home.
“Amalia!” Margaret shouted, making her servants shake in fear.
Amalia runs toward Margaret while bowing her head.
“Call Alessandro and Kristi, I want them to be back here within one hour,” Margaret commanded and shoo away her servant.
Amalia secretly gnashed her teeth. She was hurt when Margaret treated her like a dog. She was worried about Alessandro and Kristi, she knows her boss.
The servants went nearer to her and looked at her with sympathy.
“Call Alessandro and Kristi right now, or else she will punish them,” Amalia weakly instructed. She felt weak, but she wanted to protect them.
“Amalia, don’t worry they will be home,” one of the servants told her. Amalia sighed. She wished for it. She doesn’t want them to be punished like a kid, especially Kristi.
Unfortunately, they can’t reach them. The servants were deeply worried about the two.
Margaret who’s looking at the clock with a lack of sympathy. She stands up and looks at the servants who are bowing their heads in fear.
“Let’s find them,” Margaret used her cold voice. She wanted to slap her daughter for breaking her rules.
She breathed heavily. Jake looked at his mother, he was worried about his siblings.
“Mom, where are you going? Can I come?” he asked her mother. He needs to find his siblings first before his mother.
He was a kid but he knows that Kristi is hiding something from them. He didn’t even find his sister’s cellphone.
“We’re gonna look at your siblings, Jake, you don’t need to come with us,” Margaret was furious at her daughter’s actions.
She vows that she will hit her until she feels tired.
“Don’t cook a lot, Kristi won’t eat today,” she said with finality in her voice.
Jake wanted to disagree but he can’t. He looked at the servants for help but they were silent.
“Mom, I want to help you find them, they are my siblings,” Jake says with confidence. Margaret looked at her son and went nearer to him.
But Jake didn’t even bow his head. He looked at her mother directly in her eyes.
“You have the conviction to look at me with your eyes, but I want you to be strong to Jake,” Margaret whispered to her son. She whispered to her son like a devil.
“I want you to hit your sister after we found her, if you’ll do that, you will come with us,” Margaret devilishly smirked.
Jake didn’t know what to do. He silently prayed that he wanted to have a different mother.
Jake nodded his head. He wanted to look at his siblings. He was worried.
Margaret laughed like she was losing her mind. She feels proud of her son.
“I’m proud of you Jake, come with us,” Margaret says coldly.
Jake feels scared but he didn’t reveal it to his eyes. He comes with his mother to find Kristi and Alessandro.
“I want to go to the park,” Jake says to his mother. Margaret looked at his son with confusion.
“Is it alright if I look at the park? I wanted to see what it looks like,” Jake reasoned to his mother. Margaret sighed.
“Alright, go there and we will follow you after we search for your siblings,” Margaret agreed. She let him see what the park looked like.
“Thank you mother,” Jake simply said to his mother and walked toward the park.
He was nervous because he knows that Margaret will be looking at what he will do in the park. He was nearer to the park when he saw Alessandro looking at the park while Kristi was kissing someone. His eyes went wider, he was scared that his mother would find it out.
“Kristi!” he shouted his sister’s name. Alessandro and Kristi looked at him with shock on their faces.
“Jake, what are you doing here?” Alessandro feels nervous. He quickly looked at Benjamin.
“Who’s that man? Kristi, mommy was furious!” he says in terror. Alessandro calmed his nerves and looked at Benjamin again.
“Benjamin, he is our younger brother, his name is Jake,” Alessandro introduced Jake to Benjamin.
Jake looked at Benjamin and knotted his forehead.
“Kristi, you have a boyfriend? Does mom know this?” Jake asked.
Alessandro shakes his head.
“You know what will happen if she finds out that Kristi has a boyfriend, right?” Alessandro tells his younger brother.
“Mom will follow me here, come on Kristi let’s go to the house,” Jake pulled his sister. He was worried about the punishment.
He glanced at Benjamin but didn’t say anything.
“Benjamin, I need to get back to the house,” Kristi whispered. Benjamin nodded his head. He feels nervous that there is something wrong with Kristi’s mother but he decides to shut his mouth.
“I will miss you, please message me when you’re available,” Benjamin sadly reminded her. Kristi nodded her head.
“Kristi, I love you,” he says. Kristi smiled.
“I love you too, Benjamin, always remember that,” Kristi whispers again.
Alessandro and Jake decide to start walking and Kristi follows them.
Margaret didn’t find Kristi and Alessandro. She breathes out.
“Let’s go to Jake,” Margaret commanded. Her eyes were cold and raging. The driver feels chill when Margaret talks to him.
“Kristi, I thought you already learned your lesson,” Margaret thought.
When their car reached the park, Margaret quickly went out to the car. But she stopped when he saw Jake was with his siblings.
Did Kristi and Alessandro stay in the park for six hours?
She can’t believe it, she feels there is something wrong.
Kristi was emotionless, she hid her fear when her mother looked at her enraged.
“Where did you go, Kristi?” Margaret asked her daughter. She walked near to her and slapped her face.
Jake was shocked by what his mother did. Alessandro stops himself to slap Margaret.
“Didn’t I tell you that you’ll have three hours to tour your brother?” Margaret shouted at her. She slapped her again.
Kristi feels her cheeks are aching. She looked at her mother without emotions but deep inside her heart, she wanted to cry and fight with her mother.
“Let’s go home, first mom,” Alessandro pleaded. Margaret calmed her nerves and looked at her daughter with daggers.
“You won’t eat today,” she said with finality in her voice. Jake wanted to hug his sister but he couldn’t. He wanted to cry after seeing his sister being slapped by their mother.
Kristi groaned when her mother slapped her again when they reached their home. She stopped her emotions and even stopped her tears from falling.
“Don’t you dare cry, Kristi,” Margaret warned her daughter?
“Jake, come here,” Margaret shouted the name of her son. Jake wants to run away but he fights the fear.
“Mom, what are you doing? He is a kid!” Alessandro feels enraged. But Margaret didn’t even listen to Alessandro.
“If you don’t walk near me, I will punish you, Jake,” she threatened her son. Jake sighed and looked at his sister, Kristi nodded her head. She doesn’t want Jake to get punished.
“Alessandro, take off her clothes, Jake will hit her on her back, do you understand?” Margaret said with a devilish smile.
Jake feels horrified for what his mother wanted him to do to Kristi.
Margaret left them after Jake followed his mother.
When Jake saw his mother finally leave, his tears kept flowing. He can’t even breathe.
Alessandro pulled him and hugged him. He gritted his teeth because he feels weak and that he can’t protect Jake and Kristi by Margaret’s doing.
Kristi was lying on the floor. She looks at the ceiling without emotions but her tears keep flowing.
Jake went near his sister and gently hugged her. He sobbed and did his best to stop his tears.
“Don’t cry, Jake,” Kristi whispered but her voice cracked.
“Kristi, I’m sorry, I-” Jake continued sobbing. He feels he’s gonna be crazy for what he did to his sister.
Alessandro wiped his tears and helped Kristi to sit.
“Don’t be sorry, it’s okay if I get punished, I won’t accept it if mom punishes you for not obeying her,” Kristi said and hugged his brother.
Alessandro looks away but he sniffs.
“Don’t blame yourself, Alessandro, you did nothing wrong,” Kristi whispered, and when Alessandro hears it, his tears flow.