Letter
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Her Mom ( Anne) came home. She had gone outside to buy some foods and other necessary things. As she reached at the doorstep, she sneaked from the window, Rylee was dancing, singing, jumping holding a letter in her hand, she looked gaily.
"Why this girl happily dancing ?" She knocked the door. Rylee opened it and hugged her tightly.
"The Royal letter has arrived." Rylee waved a smile.
"Letter, what letter?" Anne curiously asked.
"Did not I tell ? Royal palace arranged a contest whoever cooks good food will directly get a job in the Palace and luckily I have been selected." She made her sit near the bed and explained.
"What?" Anne shocked. "Which Palace?"
"The Palace of Jermain." She said stammering.
"You are not going anywhere." Anne angrily replied.
"Why so?" She stood from her seat. "Why can't I go?"
"Because I forbid you, the place is not safe."
"What? What not safe? Royal member stay there, it is heavily protected. What are you saying mom?"
"You are not allowed and that's the only thing you should know. I don't want you to get in trouble there.
"But I got a job there. You will have to allow me."
"No means no Rylee, "
"But why ? I wanted to go there. The royal palace is far safer than any other corner in this city. Kings and queens lived. Everybody wished to go there, to see inside, to meet royal highnesses. Why are you forbidding me ?" Rylee felt annoyed with her Mom's reaction. She was not expecting this. She was happy with this letter and expecting the same from her Mom. But her Mom's cold reaction made her feel low and bad. She started crying.
Her mom smashed the door of her room and left.
Rylee immersed her head on the pillow, clutched her hand on the bedsheet and continued crying. Her dream was shattered. She had not thought with this mere letter her mom would react so badly but she was also totally unaware of why did she reacted in such a way. She wanted to help her, earn some money so that they together can lead a good life. But everything turned upside down. She avoided eating, talking and had confined herself in the room. Her mood was off and everyday she stared at the letter and then crushed it. Three days back she tried to ask her the reason but her mom either zipped her mouth or stood silenced. This had irritated Rylee a lot. Everything can be taken as consideration but not silence. Her mom's stiff silence had made her angrier. She was full of resentment. For one day she had locked her room just to calm her anger but everything was in vain then. She pretended to be ill and fever but nothing came in her support.
Anne P.O.V
I had been trying a lot to keep her protect. All these years, I had kept her alive and safe just because I knew what would happen if they got to know about Rylee. I just could not let her go to that hell. Rosel's only promise was to keep her safe, I just could not break this promise. Oh! God help me, the biggest fear had come to my door. They would kill her.
" The truth is I am not her mother, all these years I have lied to her, telling her that I am her mother, her father never died in a war instead he was killed, her mother Rosel was poisoned. I am not ready to tell all these truths now. She is still a child. She won't be able to realize all of these. She will hate me, she will leave me if she comes to know about the truth. But more importantly I just can't hide it from her this anymore. This burden slowly choking me and I do not want to die before telling her the truth.
Oh Jesus, Is this the time ? Why I am suddenly feeling so alone? My whole body is aching. Do not make me weak now. Show me the way... "
Anne started crying. A lone tear fell on her hand. Those past images flashed on her face. The killing of Rylee's father and mother, the blood, those cries started hitting her brain. She started sweating, her body was numb and within seconds she fell on the ground.
Rylee had now made up her mind to forget about the letter. She now no more wanted the job any more. Going to the palace was her dream but now she decided to let it go. She calmed her mind. Apart from her mom, there was no one in this world to care for her. She was ready to sacrifice everything for her mom. Now that she was ok with everything, she came outside of her room to eat something. She looked at her mother's room, knocked the door but no one responded.
(Door creaked)
"Mom ... Mom... wake up ...wake up... what happen to you?" Rylee was shocked to see her mother lying on the floor. She started crying heavily. Nothing was coming into her mind. She had no idea what had happened.
"Mom... Mom .. " She started rubbing hands and feet of her mom. Anne was breathing but unconscious. Everything was blank for Rylee. She did not know what to do, where to take her.
(After an hour)
"What happen to her?" Rylee asked to a local physician.
"She had a nervous breakdown."
"What? is she ok? why she is not waking up? Tell me ? why suddenly? everything was ok ?" She started weeping looking at her mom's face. " There is nobody apart from her in this world. Please save her." She begged.
"We are doing everything, do not cry, my child." Physician consoled her.
"Nervous breakdown happens when there is a trauma."
"Is there something that your mother was suffering from?"
"No ...nothing, this happened for the first time. "
"Ok, you sit here. we will do everything we can. you just need to calm down." Rylee nodded her head. She gazed her mother with teary and eyes and prayed to god.
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