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Just maybe my life wouldn't have turned out this way...

I already lost my childhood and adolescence...after our final exams I would finally be free from Hayden and all that comes along with it...

But I'll never get back those years, they were gone forever....

"also it's your birthday, tell me what do you wish to have as a present, I'll make it happen"

I smiled sadly to that, due to all the stress these past few days I had almost forgotten that my birthday is coming up in just four days....

I sighed inwardly, my only wish was I should never have met Hayden in this life...

I should never have became his target...

I also wished I didn't enjoy the dirty pleasures he forced on me...

I looked up realizing he'd been speaking to me while I had been struck in a daze like state

"is there something wrong?Why do you look so....."

"I'm fine dad " I forced a smile on my lips considering the fact that mom and Ashley's attention has also turned towards us.

My searching gaze focused on his neck for a while, even if he had his tattoo scraped off, it would have surely left some scars, but no it was all smooth, except from the stumble of his beard .

If I didn't know better I would have thought he had a twin brother who happened to be the one in the picture...

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I nibbled on my breakfast quietly, mom and dad were currently catching up, I assume they have so many things to talk about...

"where are you lost?you are eating so cultured today"

I ignored Ashley's taunt still trapped in my thoughts.

"Are you behaving this way because of what I said the other day?Look Gracie..."

"do you know dad used to have a tattoo?"

I blinked realizing I said that out loud

She shot me an 'are you kidding look', like I've grown two heads

"I saw one of his old pictures ,he really did have one"

"dad?No freaking way!Oh....you must be talking about uncle Matteo!"

Now it was my turn to gape at her..

An uncle?That looks exactly like Dad?Even I couldn't tell the difference

"I think I was only three or four then....,I remembered always hiding inside the closet when ever he would comes because of those scary tattoos on his neck, apart from that he and dad are identical ,no notable difference "

An uncle?Why hasn't anyone ever mentioned it....

Not even for once?

'That isn't your dad....'

Mom had snapped the other day, okay I got it clearly at this point now, but why was mom so secretive about him?I had never in my life see her look so upset and even scared