My Heart only Beats for You (Natalie Godfrey)



That made her work even harder.

She would try even harder to become the daughter that would make her mother smile and be proud of.

While Dory was lost in her thoughts, she heard the door slam shut.

Aimeen had come home.

Her face looked very upset.

She had lost in many card games earlier today,

She lost a lot of money too.

Aimeen hated losing money. She would always get into a bad mood when she did.

The moment she came home, she saw Dory sitting on the balcony.

Aimeen became angry.

She shouted at her, "You stupid girl! What do you think you're doing over there?! Don't you know you should be cooking dinner right now?! Are you trying to starve me to death?!"

Despite her young age, Dory had learned how to cook simple dishes.

She needed a stool to help her reach the stovetop whenever she cooked.

Dory was shocked at Aimeen yelling at her.

Panicked, she quickly stood up, "Okay, Mommy. I'll start cooking now."

As she walked into the kitchen she said, "I thought you weren't coming home tonight, Mommy. So I didn't cook anything."novelbin

Aimeen had been staying out very late playing cards lately.

She would still be glued to the gambling table at this time eating takeout.

Dory would often make very simple meals when Aimeen wasn't home.

She would just make herself a packet of instant noodles for herself.

It wasn't because Dory was lazy, it was because she was still so young.

Even if she knew how to cook something, preparing the food was much too difficult for her.

She had simply meant to say that she hadn't cooked because she didn't think there was a need to.

But Aimeen burst out in anger when she said that.

She felt that Dory was saying it was her fault she hadn't cooked.

She assumed that she didn't need dinner because she would be out playing cards till late!

Even her card playing partners at the table said as much to her.

They asked about her daughter and then said that Aimeen didn't

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They said that she was a bad mother.

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That caused her to lose so many games today.

She felt extremely angry and guilty after Dory said that.

In her blind anger, she slapped Dory.

The loud smack echoed in the room.

Dory was slapped squarely in the face.

Her cheeks burned red from the slap.

She covered her face and looked at Aimeen. She was terrified of her.

She had no idea why her mother had suddenly hit her.

Dory whimpered as she said, "Okay, Mommy. I'll cook dinner for you now. I'll cook."

Aimeen pointed a finger at Dory's

face, "What did you say, you stupid girl?! You're accusing me of not coming home?! You're saying all do is play cards and gamble money away?! Is that what you're saying?!"

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Dory shook her head desperately, "No! No! That's not what I meant!"

She really didn't.

She had just wanted to explain to her mother why she hadn't cooked anything.

She didn't mean anything else by it.

But Aimeen didn't believe her.

She had been criticized by her friends and lost a lot of money from playing cards today!

Aimeen needed to vent her anger!

And Dory was the perfect punching bag.

Aimeen didn't care about Dory at all!

All she knew was that she was angry right now!

She needed to vent her anger on someone right now!

So she decided to slap Dory on the face, multiple times!

"Slap!"

"Slap! Slap!"

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"