CHAPTER 8
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LILITH’S POV
After making sure my brother ate even as he kept insisting
that he wasn’t hungry, I made sure he ate all the food without leaving a grain
behind. He kept on asking questions about what happened and not being in the
mood to answer I avoided them all. Leaving him behind when the bell rang
indicating that lunch break is over, making my way to class on shaking feet
since the confrontation with Jacob, I felt sick in my stomach any substance I
had wanting to come out.
Walking as fast as possible through the hall, slightly
bumping into people without care as I hurriedly fast pace trying to reach the
restroom and holding in my vomit in to order not embarrass myself in front of
people. Making my way into the bathroom and entering one of the cubicles, I
locked myself in slumping on the floor and hanging over the toilet bowel I started
vomiting, again and again, everything I have eaten during the day poured into
the toilet bowl. Feelings like my organs want to forcefully come out of my body
through my mouth. Having no strength to vomit I slumped hitting my head on the
wall of the cubicle, bringing my kneel to my chest and placing my head in
between my thighs closing my ears with hands, and shutting my eyes tightly.
Repeatedly saying
“He can’t hurt you anymore”
“He can’t hurt you anymore”
“You will be alright”
“You will be alright”
Chanting it over and over again, after what felt like an
eternity, taking a breath of fresh air I felt better. Getting on my feet I
could barely talk, my leg feeling numb probably because I stayed in a position
for too long. Covering the toilet lid, I sat on it waiting for blood to flow
through my legs. Feeling better, I unlocked the toilet stepping out –
OUCH
Rubbing my head from the pain caused by the sudden
impact
“I a-m am s-o so sorry, are you alright?” a feminine
voice stuttered with her hands reaching out and touching my shoulders.
Stretching my head up to look at the person who bumped
into me, Esther? I looked again to confirm. Taking in her feature, her
raven-colored hair slender figure her cat eyes and glasses which made her have
a nerdy look. I looked at her in shock as I reminiscent back
FLASHBACK
“All I ever wanted was to be your friend; I never had any
ill intention towards you or wanted anything from you. Since kindergarten, I
always followed you around catching you whenever you fell but you never did the
same for me” Esther laughed tears flowing down her face but she was still
smiling
“I just wanted you to look at my way and see me as a REAL
friend because I saw you as one. But how wrong I was, you proved that today”
still smiling Esther looked straight into my eyes
“You are just like them but KARMA IS SURELY IS A b***h”
gathering her torn clothes, Esther wiped away her tears turned away and walked
away.
From that day, I never saw Esther again as she vanished.
FLASHBACK ENDS
Snapping out of my thoughts, a concern looking, Esther
kept looking at me like she did not know what to do with
“I am okay Esther” rubbing my temples in tiredness and
frustration. Smiling to Esther whose facial expression was similar to a deer
caught in a headlight.
“You know me? You know my name?” her mouth closing and
opening while she pointed back and forth between herself and me
Chuckling upon the headache I have
“Yes. We have been in the same class since kindergarten,
I did not speak to you because I thought you will not like my company” smiling
slightly at the silly facial expression, she keeps on making.
“I tried talking to you last summer but you brushed me
off” Esther started casting her eyes down on the floor with a sad expression
Shoot! I was a selfish person
“Emm... I am sorry, I must have been busy or something.
But we can still be friends if you want to, we can exchange contact if you
want?”
Like a child who just got her Christmas present, she
smiled so widely that she looks similar to Joker
“Okay then. 079….”
After talking to Esther, I left the restroom with a
growing headache. Instead of going back to class, the nurse station seems like
a better option.
After taking a nap in the nurses’ room, I felt more
refresh and alive. But coming back to this house felt so suffocating, seeing
Samantha’s and John’s face is tempting me to commit murder.
“Lilith, are you listening?”
“When you are shouting like a person’s in labor, of
course, I am not listening” snapping back to Samantha who called me straight to
the study room to reprimand for hurting Jacob. News travels fast in this
community, and my supposed mother did not want to ask for my side of the story.
Shouting at me for my foolishness when she saw me.
Shock is written over Samantha’s face. Trying hard to
hold my laughter
SLAP!
“Don’t you dare talk to me in that manner? You
godforsaken person I got as a daughter, why are you always finding means to
embarrass me? Why are you so stupid? Do you know the amount of damage you have
caused?” Samantha screamed while shaking me continuously as she said each word
Gazing at this crazed woman called my mother with burning
cheeks, I feel numb completely numb. How the situation is so funny, I could not
help but start laughing. Samantha is so funny; she is looking like a crazy
madwoman. I could not help but laugh, everything is so funny.
Samantha stares at me as I have finally gone mad, well it
is hereditary so it is not my fault that this whole situation is funny. She
finally let me out of her grasp, sighing, and then leaving the room.
I could not help but keep on laughing, laughing at my
life, laughing at my situation, laughing at everything. My life is a joke;
death did not want me so he did not allow me to die. Wow!
Feeling small arms around my waist and a head behind my
back
“Let it out, just let it out. As you decided to be my father,
mother and sister so are I yours too. Just let it out” William said in a hush
soothing voice
Not realizing that tears are already seeping out of my
eyes, slumping down on the floor reaching the same level as my brother, and
turning to face him I hugged him like my life depended on him and let my eyes
out.
Finally calming down, I face my brother who is still
looking at me with concern.
“Are you okay?” he inquired looking into my eyes as if
searching some sort of answer
“Yes, I will be thank you a lot” couldn’t help but smile
a bit more. My brother is indeed an old man stuck in a young boy’s body
“Then can you now tell me what you did to Jacob? Everyone
was whispering around me today and avoiding me like a plague which is not a new
thing but they made it more obvious this time” his worried expression
completely vanished as he questioned me looking at my face intensely like the
the answer is written there
“That is the story for another day, I am going to bed
now” rushing out of the room with my brother calling me out repeatedly
That is a close one; he does not need to know what I did.
I can just tell him but I am too lazy, yawning. I make my way to my room
without taking off my uniform I jumped and lay on my bed closing my eyes
Well hello, nightmares.
- Writer
