Everything was a nightmare come true, I had become the disgusting doll of that horrible being. He beat me, insulted me, mistreated me and many times raped me; the worst part of the case was that he was not the only one who did it, everyone had the right to use me as they pleased.

Ironically, I was once again trapped inside a room, with the difference that the door was just that: a door. I was no longer protected by it, on the contrary, it had become one of my greatest fears, this was because every time it was opened it meant that bad things would happen.

However, this was one of those times when I could be happy, if only for a few minutes. Her sweet smile accompanied by those sparkling black eyes brightened my day, she approached me with little hops causing her long brown hair to sway from side to side quite gracefully.

—Hi Mommy! greeted the six-year-old cheerfully as she hugged me.

My dear Scarlett, who despite her father's prohibitions against being alone with me, always came to see me every day without fail. She was so cheerful and innocent that it seemed impossible to think that she lived in such a putrid world as ours.

—Hello little one. —I said happily, kissing her cheek delicately.

—Miss Allatou gave me a lot of sweets and I wanted to share them with you mommy. —She explained showing me her backpack, which was full of candies.

—Thank you very much. —I said stroking her head. —Where is your daddy? —I asked curiously, starting to eat candy next to him.

—He went on a trip to find me a good history tutor. According to him, a good empress needs to know all the past of her empire. —She answered imitating her progenitor in a very exaggerated way, which made me laugh.

—Did he tell you when he would be back?

—In the night. -Hearing his answer, I couldn't help smiling.

—Dear, could you find me a knife? This popsicle is kind of hard to open. —I complained struggling with the candy.

—Okay mommy. —My daughter replied, getting up from the floor to do as I asked, which took no time at all.

—Thank you very much. Now, what do you say you go find the prettiest flowers in the garden and I'll show you how to make a beautiful wreath? —I suggested smiling.

—Mommy, right now. —She replied excitedly and turned around, but I stopped her by the wrist.

—But remember something precious, when you grow up and you realize that daddy does very bad things, you will kill him, won't you? —She looked at me in confusion for a few seconds before nodding.

—Of course! I would do anything for you mommy. —she said with a big smile on her lips.

—You promise? —I asked, extending my little finger to him.

—Yes, I do! —she replied, intertwining her finger with mine.

With that she ran out of the room, after a few seconds I got up from the floor and went to one of the windows of the room that overlooked the garden allowing me to see my happy daughter picking the most beautiful flowers accompanied by those horrible monsters.

—I'm sorry Scarlett. —I apologized in tears. —But mommy is not as strong as you thought. —I whispered sending her a kiss.

I looked at my beloved daughter one last time before resting my eyes on the sharp knife she had brought me, whose edge ended up sliding elegantly across my wrists, from which that reddish liquid I had dreamed of seeing so much began to flow. Soon my sight was blurring, I knew that my end was coming.

—Maybe I won't exist anymore, but I prefer that to staying in that damned world. —I whispered as I felt my eyelids getting so heavy that I had to close them.

The last thing I could hear were the desperate cries of my daughter as she wrapped her delicate little arms around me.