Chapter 31: Awakening
Chapter 30
"I...I don’t know what you’re talking about, you...have the wrong person." Kaizen choked out, his voice trembling from pain, anger and dispair.
"Don’t gimme that bullshit." She threw him back down, then walked toward Elen again.
"Stop, leave her alone, please just stop!" Kaizen screamed, dragging himself toward her, clawing at the floor.
Velmaria didn’t speak this time. She grabbed Elen by the hair and yanked her upright. Elen screamed in pain, her voice hoarse. Then the first punch landed, a fist straight into her gut, loud and brutal. Her body bent forward instantly. She coughed and gasped again, spitting blood onto the floor.
"Mom!!" Kaizen’s voice cracked as he tried to crawl closer, arms giving out. He couldn’t even lift himself off the ground anymore. "Please... please stop..."
But Velmaria just kept going. Another punch. A kick to her back. Another to her side. Elen cried out, begging now, calling Kaizen’s name, pleading for him to help.
"Kaizen... help me... please..." her voice was already fading.
Kaizen stared helplessly, unable to move, unable to do anything. His nails scraped the floor as he tried to crawl forward, but his body had given up. His vision was blurring and his heart was pounding.
Why... Why can’t I move... Why can’t I stop her...?
Velmaria finally let Elen fall. She was coughing blood and barely conscious. Then she turned back to Kaizen, and the smile on her face vanished.
"You were supposed to be something more," she said, walking toward him. "I gave you time, i pushed you, I let you watch, I even made you bleed, but still nothing."