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If Lucerya were asked to describe her married life, she would not be able to choose words other than "horror" and "fear".
As a child, she grew up with her mother, father and brother. But her parents died too early and she became left to herself. Her older brother took care of her and they survived as best they could. It was a real blow for her. She felt like the most unhappy person in the world. One guy was able to pull her out of this state.Aemond. It seems that they met in the evening, when Lucerya was standing at the bus stop and waiting for her bus. A guy on a motorcycle approached her and offered a ride. He was very handsome: he had long white hair, he was tall and dressed in leather clothes. The girl agreed, although she was a little afraid. Then, when he gave her a ride home, he said she was very beautiful and took her phone number.
After that, they called each other several times, and then often went for walks. Lucerya realized that she had fallen in love. It was her first love. Her heart always fluttered and her cheeks flushed when Aemond was near.
He was not at all embarrassed by the age difference. The girl was only sixteen, and he was twenty one. He was a grown man, had his own house, motorcycle and went to work. True, he never said who he worked for, but Luceris guessed that it was something illegal. Aemond was very sweet and caring, but a little jealous and aggressive: he forbade Lucerya to communicate with other boys, and the girl often witnessed his fights. They walked together a lot, the guy boughting her ice cream. Together with him, she did not feel alone and forgot about her problems. In the evening, they spent time in a more interesting way: Aemond took her for a ride on a motorcycle, took her to different places and had sex with her.He was a bad boy and she was his obedient girl.Of course, such a relationship led to pregnancy. Luceria was very afraid and hid it until the last. Even her only living relative, her brother, did not know. Jacaerys didn't even know that his little sister was no longer a virgin and was dating a guy. Her brother spent most of his time working so that he would have money for himself and his sister. At home, he was just sleeping from exhaustion, so he didn't know what Lucerya was doing.
But still, when her belly became quite large, she told everything to her brother and her boyfriend. Jacaerys was very surprised. Aemond reacted to the pregnancy calmly and even joyfully. The guy said that of course he would marry her and raise a child.They got married. And then Lucerya's life turned into horror. She realized that her husband was only pretending to be nice and kind. In fact, he turned out to be a real monster, an abuser and a harsh owner. He, like a spider, drove her into a web with his kind words.
Only then did Lucerya realize that her pregnancy was not accidental, but an excuse to bind her to her husband. Aemond was obsessed with his young wife. He was glad that they were now officially connected, and considered the stamp in the document made his wife his property. The husband forbade Luceria to communicate with people. He was furious when she talked to other men - even salesmen. It was like madness and scared the girl very much. When she told him about it, she made it worse for herself. The man got angry and said that she cannot make claims, that she is financially dependent on him and that no one needs her anymore.
It turned out that her husband was a drug dealer, and he himself often smoked weed, and therefore was in an inadequate condition, which increased his jealousy.
Lucerya tried to maintain a marriage, because she really had no money of her own, and she had no education. She also believed that it is better for a son to live with his father than without him. Therefore, she tolerated strange inclinations.
Then it was worse. He let Lucerya out of the house only with his permission. Then she started talking about divorce, because she was a young girl, and she wanted to live for herself, and not be locked up at home with a child. Aemond only laughed, and said that she would always be his "obedient girl".
Because of these conversations, he became paranoid that his wife could really leave him. He began to raise his hand at her and threaten her when she did not obey. Aemond said that no matter where she went, he would find her. And if she goes to the police, he will kill her, because he has nothing to lose. The man believed that this would keep her.
Over the years, Lucerya realized more and more that she regretted this marriage and wanted to leave or run away. But she had nowhere to go: her brother had recently died, and she had no money. In addition, she was very afraid of her husband and his threats, which was the main factor stopping her. It was impossible to live like that. She was alone with a child and suffering from an abuser.
Aemond quite often put his needs before her feelings, that is, he raped her. This led to a second pregnancy.
Every day, Lucerya was suffocated by the fear of her husband. She was afraid for her son and understood that sooner or later Aemond would also raise a hand against him. He was not particularly interested in the child, often shouted at him and chased him away. Lucerya wanted a better childhood for him, but what could she do? She was just afraid. And endured.
A turning point happened one day. Aemond invited his friends and celebrated the good sale of the drugs.
Even with his friends, Aemond pretended to be a good husband. It seems he like this role. He easily impersonated another person. Therefore, he bought his wife a closed son's dress, which hid the bruises, and ordered her to sit with them. He treated his friends to Lucerya's food and told them how much he loved her. The man defiantly pawed her and almost put his hands under her dress to show that she was his property. He also showed his children and said that he was love with them. Friends admired him. And then they started drinking and smoking. One of the friends was in an inadequate state and began to molest Lucerya, touching her hips. It seems that he did not know about his husband's jealousy and paid for it with his life.
Aemond was enraged and grabbed a knife, thrusting it straight into the man's throat. Crimson blood flooded everything around; table, Aemond, girl's face. She remembered the dying gasps and how the body convulsed. The worst thing was that her five-year-old son also witnessed the murder, but did not understand anything. Then Aemond's friends went home. He's lucky the murders don't get reported in the underworld. Therefore, Aemond simply went to sleep with the corpse in the house and ordered Luceria to do the same, and to clean up in the morning. But that night she did not close her eyes.
She thought that if her husband killed his friend so easily out of jealousy, the same thing might happen to her someday. Or with her children. No. Just not this. It was scary for her to be in the same house with the murderer she once loved. Is this his first victim? And if there were more of them? Lucerya's thoughts made her feel worse. She realized that she had to escape at any cost and risk everything she had. Luceria could no longer fear and endure.
Under the cover of night, she collected all the money and valuables that were in her house. She took a few things and children, documents and ran away. Well, after the weed, her husband slept well and did not understand anything.When Lucerya ran out of the yard with a child in her arms and a frightened son, she was torn by the feeling of fear and freedom. But she only went forward, although she did not know where. She got on the nearest bus and drove in an unknown direction, just to be away from home. Then she traveled by train and apparently left for another part of the country. Her journey lasted several days. All this time she turned around, looking for a man in the crowd, but did not find one, and this gave her the strength to fight on. She did not want to report to the police because she was afraid that her children would be taken away from her.
For several days, she stayed with her children in cheap hotels until she arrived in a small town. An abandoned house was for sale there, and with her last savings she was able to make a deposit and settled in it.This is how her new life began. It turned out that she really fled to another part of the country. The neighbors, who turned out to be a nice young couple, told her about it. Lucerya found a job as a waitress and also worked for people. That's how she earned money for the children. She did not communicate with anyone, except her neighbors, in the town. She told her only friends almost nothing about her past. She lied that her husband had died so they didn't ask too many questions so as not to hurt her. She later lied to the children about their father. When they asked about their father, she said he was dead and that's why they moved. Luceria is glad that the children were very young and did not remember anything, so they easily perceived lies.
After the move, her paranoia did not end. She was constantly turning around, and was afraid that her husband would find her. She didn't have social networks or even a phone, because she was afraid that her husband would find her that way. The girl forbade her children to have them when they grew up. In general, she took great care of them and almost never let them go. Because of this, the other children thought they were strange.
But five long, happy years have passed. The children grew up safely with her, even if they had little wealth. The husband, it seems, did not look for her, or forgot about her. Lucerya was happy with this thought, but she felt that sooner or later they would meet.**Chicken and potatoes were being roasted in the oven over low heat. Because of this, the small kitchen was filled with a pleasant aroma. The washing machine was running at full speed and sometimes it seemed to growl because it was very old. Dust flew in the sunlight that entered through the window. Lucerya was busy washing a mountain of dishes and at the same time watching something on a small TV set on the refrigerator. Her fingers itched from the cheap detergent and from keeping her hands in water for so long. Due to the fact that she spent most of her time at work - she rarely had to do all the household chores, because of which she also accumulated dirty dishes and linen. She tried to wash everything in one day.Lucerya watched a cheap Brazilian drama, a woman loved such stories because of happy love. Lucerya's pink apron was all wet with water, and she herself was a little sweaty from her housework. The woman wiped her forehead with a wet hand and removed her thick bangs. An advertisement started on TV and she realized with horror that it was already 3:00 PM and she had to pick up her children at school.The lessons at the school of the children have already ended. She was already twenty minutes late. Due to the fact that she drank a lot of sedatives, she was a little absent-minded and often forgot something. But how could she forget about the children?Today was one of the few days she had off. Lucerya promised the children to pick them up and then take them to a cafe to eat ice cream. They rarely spent time together. Did she ruin everything?- Hell! - she cursed and threw the apron on the floor.The woman quickly wiped her damp hands on her T-shirt, quickly turned off the oven and ran into the corridor. She wore a blazer over a T-shirt to hide wet spots. She was too lazy to change clothes and had no time.
She ran outside and squinted in the bright light. It was the middle of spring, but the sun shone like in summer, soaking the earth with warmth. There was a pleasant smell of freshly cut grass and flowers.- Good day! - the neighbor who was watering the flower beds greeted her. Aegon was a good-natured man, if a little strange.The woman answered with a silent nod. She did not immediately notice the neighbor.
Lucerya got into the car, which did not start the first time, and woman covered it with all possible curses.When she started the car, she think that the children did not wait for her and did not go home on their usual route by bus? She hoped that they would not be offended that she had forgotten.Lucerya arrived at the school yard. She got out of the car and went through the gate. And what she saw was beyond explanation.Two of her children stood near the bushes - small copies of her ex-husband. All their facial features, hair color, and even physique were like their father's. Her eldest son Viserys will most likely be big as a husband, because already at ten years old he is as tall as his mother.
And next to the children stood the same man they looked like, their father.No, this cannot be. It's not him. She just faints, it's a hallucination, because she got nervous. He's not real, he couldn't find her, no... It's just a man who looks like him. Now she will count to ten and he will disappear.- Lucy, is that really you? - his husky voice was as real as he was.She opened her eyes, stepping into reality. It was really him.Her body shook with fear, she was covered in sweat. Tears came to my eyes. A tight knot of nausea twisted in his stomach. A scream escaped from his mouth by himself.- What are you doing here!? Get away from my children!- I'm glad to see you too, - his voice sounded sweetly sweet, but she knew that something evil was lurking behind him, - You haven't changed at all, you're still the same beautiful little girl."You haven't changed either," she wanted to say. Aemond in his thirties looked the same as when they were married. He was wearing the same leather jacket.- How did you find me!? Why!?The woman was hysterical. It seems that her youngest son, Otto, got scared because he started crying and shouting "mama".
She had no freedom even in choosing a name for her children - her husband named them after their father and grandfather.- It's all thanks to our senior son, - he said with a sneer.Lucerya did not understand anything, but began to scream even more. Are all her efforts in vain? He will definitely kill her.
She fell and trembled, it looks like she had an epileptic seizure, but that's not it. A frightened Viserys sat down next to her and began to shake her. At her cry, two women who were passing by came to her, and the janitor who was cleaning the yard also came up.- What is happening here!? - asked the fat woman. It turned out that she was the mother of Viserys' classmate.- Everything is fine... Simply, I am her husband. We haven't seen each other for a long time. And I decided to visit her and the children. This is her reaction. She always had an infantile behavior, - the husband's voice hummed very calmly.He bent over the woman and tried to lift her, to which Luceria hit him.- Not true!- Get up, dear. You're scaring people... Let's just talk calmly.- Please don't listen to him! He maniac, he wants to kill me.The janitor also tried to help Luceria. He helped her up.- And I always said that she is madwoman! - said the fat woman, - She behaves strangely with her children. And she said you died. Your children are very much like you.Aemond fell silent and lowered his head.- Here's how... While I was thinking about the children, I did not know where you were, crying, are you telling everyone that I died? So you thank me for the happy years, Lucerya?The woman trembled again and grabbed the children by the hands, she dragged them to the car.***At home, Lucerya locked the door with all the keys. She fell powerlessly on the couch and thought about what to do next. Husband found her. She and the children are no longer safe. So he's been looking for her all these years? What should she do? Go to the police? Run away again?
How did he find her? She remembered her husband's words and decided to talk to her son.The boy looked very frightened by his mother's condition. He brought her a glass of water, but didn't decide to come over, so he just stood by the couch.- Vizzy, honey, this man said he found us with your help. It's true?Viserys blushed as if in shame and looked down. This angered Lucerya and she raised her voice:- Answer!- M-mom, I'm sorry... - Viserys began quietly, - I was told that it's not right that you forbid me to have social networks. My classmates set up a Facebook page for me on the computer of the informatics office... I sometimes went there and once a man wrote to me. He said that he accidentally found my profile and that I have nice photos... I was scared at first, and then he said that I look a lot like his son, and I look like him... I don't remember my father well, but I recognized him in the photo. Why did you tell me that he died? We started texting. He asked about you... How we live... He asked me to tell why we ran away, but I don't know... Then, he asked for our address. He settled in our city and sometimes came to our school, walked with us and bought sweets... He wanted to prepare you for the meeting. Today he also visited us, but you did not come and he wanted to wait with us and then leave. Aemond is good, really...Lucerya turned pale and flushed with anger.- How can you be so stupid!? - the woman shouted and got up from the sofa. She approached her shocked son and started beating him, - Why don't you obey mom!? I'm sorry I didn't tell you the truth. You should have known that your father is a monster and that's why we ran away. I thought you were too young for such a conversation and I regret it. You're so young, but you're causing so many problems! Why, why did you do this!? He found us! Found! Now he will kill us!Lucerya just poured out all her anger on him. She said the words she wanted to say to her husband.Frightened Viserys just curled up in a ball while his mother beat him. She was pulling his curly hair. The curls were the only thing he resembled his mother. When Lucerya moved away a bit, she realized what she was doing.– Vizzy, Vizzy, Viserys, please excuse me. I didn't want to... I'm just so scared...The boy looked at her with a pitiful look. His mother never beat him and it was a trauma for him. He fled to his room.Lucerya was so sick that she barely made it to the bathroom, where she threw up. After the woman drank a lot of sedatives. She lay down to sleep a little