Rhea didn't realize the tears that slipped down her face, running down her own cheek. Never had she thought Valerie could face such cruelty from her own relative-someone she had once trusted.

Why do trusted people seem to hurt her? Even her only sister and her first love did, cheating on her on her birthday.

"Oh... Val," Rhea whispered.

"I was nine." Valerie's jaw was gritted so hard that her teeth sent a signal of aching. "No one seems to believe me since there was no proof to support my claim, and I had spoken up too late,"

Valerie whispered, her voice slightly heavy with emotion. "Nana wasn't around. It...