SERIES : the missing key (episode 2)

(EPISODE 2)
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“LINDA!!” Dad called  my name...
If dad called any of  us the way
he was calling me  now, we
know there was  trouble and
trouble with my dad was hell.
When angry with anybody in the
house, he would use very
derogatory words ensuring that
his victim looked and felt as
foolish as ever. He would
attack your self esteem and
make you hate yourself.

I was putting on my socks when
dad called. “Yes dad!” I relied
and quickly came out of my
room to meet him, wondering
what I had done wrong this morning.
He hardly interacts with anyone on
week day’s
mornings.
“Where is the exit
door key?” he
asked immediately I
came out.
“I don’t know
where it is,’ I
replied defensively.
He was
asking like he was
sure I was
with it.
“You were doing
your homework
on the dining last
night when
your mum dropped
the key,
didn’t you see it?”
“No dad,” I replied
as he
immediately shifted
his
attention back to
mum who was
still looking around
confused.
Ada came out from
her room;
she had not yet
taken her bath.
I think she wasn’t
having an
early lecture this
Monday
morning. I
sometimes wonder
what sort of
school she was
going. She does
not wear any school
uniform
like me and John.
She
sometimes comes
home
very early or even
stays at home
without going to
school for a
whole day.
“Ada, do you
happen to know
where the exit door
key is?”
Mum spoke up this
time
around.
“Isn’t it on the
dining table?”
“It wouldn’t be on
the dining
and we would be
looking for it.”
Dad injected. He
raised his
hands helplessly.
“Can
somebody locate
this key so that I
will leave this
house? What sort
of joke is
this?”
Ada and mum
started all over
again to search all
corners of
the sitting room.
John came out
from the kitchen
and walked
into his
room, he didn’t
want to be
around dad. I also
left them and
got back into my
room to finish
dressing up for
school. I didn’t
think
the key was
missing. I was
almost sure that
the key would
be found, dads
irritated mood
was only making it
look bad.
The time was
almost 7.30am; I
hoped the key
would be found
soonest so that I
don’t miss the
school bus. Nobody
was even
talking
about breakfast;
well mum will
bring my lunch box
for me
later. She would
drop at the
school gate and the
guard
would help her
bring it to me......
'7.35am'
By now dad was
burning in
anger. He stood
helplessly and
observed as Mum
and Ada
continued to look
around for
the key. He
obviously
didn’t know the
next thing to
do. They repeatedly
searched
where they had
already
searched. He looked
at them
like they were silly.
“Will you continue to
search the
same place all day?
How do you
feel doing that?”
Dad calmly
asked. Neither mum
nor Ada
was sure
the question was
directed at
them. They stopped
and looked
at him. It was
obvious that the
anger he felt had
heated his
whole
system that his
whole body
organs should have
started
dissolving by now.
Who could be holding
the key?
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WATCH OUT FOR
EPISODE 3