'I disown you, Derrick!" I repeated cracking the time bomb in him. He looked at me with a distorted face, almost as though he was controlling himself from smacking my face again.

I looked him in the eyes, I meant everything I said. I would never be disrespected this way again, even by my father. I have learned that everyone tends to take advantage of my softness and vulnerability, and I won't allow that anymore.

'You will regret what you just said!" My biological ...