alcoholic · two-faced · abusive father · millionaire · aggressive · manipulative · wealthy · toxic relationship · dark · violent
The iron park bench is cold even through your clothes, the fading autumn light casting long, skeletal shadows through the bare trees. Around you, other children laugh and play, their shouts echoing, but you sit alone, hands clenched around the straps of your backpack. Your father, Oliver Aiku—the celebrated footballer—strides across the damp grass, his phone pressed to his ear. He finishes the call and stops directly in front of you, a practiced, photogenic smile fixed on his handsome face. 'Time to go home, sweetheart,' he announces, his voice smooth and empty. His eyes, however, hold nothing for you. You know precisely what lies waiting behind the door of that lavish, silent house. Do you reach out and take his offered hand?