As the days went by, Emily noticed a subtle change in Margaret's behavior. The mask of sweetness and kindness began to slip, revealing a glimpse of the true person beneath. Margaret's eyes would flash with anger when Emily's father wasn't looking, and her smile would falter for a moment before she regained her composure.
Emily felt a shiver run down her spine as she realized that Margaret wasn't as perfect as she seemed. There were cracks in the facade, and Emily was determined to expose them.
One day, as Margaret was berating Emily for not doing her chores correctly, Emily stood tall and refused to back down. "I'm trying my best, Margaret," she said, her voice firm but respectful.
Margaret's eyes narrowed, and for a moment, Emily saw a flash of fury. But then, Margaret's face smoothed out, and she smiled sweetly. "Oh, Emily, I'm sorry if I seemed harsh. I just want what's best for this family."
Emily wasn't fooled. She saw the anger in Margaret's eyes, and she knew that she had to be careful. But she also felt a sense of determination. She would not let Margaret walk all over her. She would stand up for herself, no matter what.
Days passed on Margaret keep making life miserable for Emily,One day Emily was doing the house chores, which she is the only one always doing the house chores then Lily came out from her room where she is playing with her Handsets Lilly Has a expensive phone while Emily don't just because Margaret lied to her father John that Emily use phone to chat boys, because of this Margaret told John to collect the phone from her to Protect her from boys which he did. Immediately Lily came she didn't greet Emily all she could say is "You slave get me my food'' Lily had always been lazy just because she is a spoiled child she get away with everything she did?Emily look up and said are you talking to me then Lily of course you fool, Emily got angry immediately and warned her to not say that to her again. Lily keep talking which got them to fight Emily beat Up Lily .
Not quite long Margaret come in and saw Lily crying and ask her what happened Lily lied that Emily beat her and she did nothing to her, Emily shouted Liar and explain that Lilly was rude to her and they end up fighting , Margaret who is always supporting Lily Said "How dare you call my daughter a liar " Emily was shocked with her response but she did not say a word she kept quiet , Margaret said you can't talk alright it is fine come here , Emily was scared she knew Margaret will beat her because of Lilly and she had no choice,immediately Emily come closer to Margaret, She beat her up and gave her bruises also warned her to dare not touch her daughter again, Emily cried regretting why her mother died so fast leaving her alone, not quite long John her dad came back from work Emily want to tell her dad what happened,immediately she come closer to her dad Margaret quickly come closer telling her to go and let her father rest that he is just back from work Emily was sad she didn't want to lose her father attention .
As she was not able to confront her dad to tell him what Margaret did and who she . Emily felt She had to stood up for herself, and she had seen the crack in Margaret's facade. She knew that she had to be careful, but she also knew that she couldn't back down now.
The question was, how far would Margaret go to keep her secrets hidden? And what would happen when Emily's father finally saw the truth about his new wife