Fading Boundaries

Chapter 2

Clara's POV

"She acts like she's more important than everyone, She's is your adopted daughter, she should know her place."

Blood drained from my body, I felt cold and hot at the same time, I placed my body against the wall for support, while trying to stop myself from screaming.

"I went over there to see Damian and she was throwing tantrums like a spoilt kid when he asked her to leave." Stella continued.

The ringing in my head continued giving me migraine, I must have heard wrong, right? But then, it was unmistakable, it was exactly what I heard.

I reached for the cushions and tiptoed out of the hallway that led to my father's library.

"Adopted Child" the statement kept ringing in my head, I had gotten to my parents house when I saw Clara's car parked outside, it left me wondering how she had managed to get here before me.

"Mum, Dad, I think you both should tell Clara to leave my man alone, I made a mistake by leaving him at the altar but I'm back now to reclaim what rightfully belong to me. I don't understand why she doesn't want to let go." I heard Stella say from my father's study.

I had entered the house and found no one, even checked their rooms but there was no one there, my instinct had pushed me to go to my father's study, he spends most part of his day there,going over papers he couldn't finish at his office.

Her voice had made me stop in my track, she had also come home to vent to my parents, I was about going in when I heard the soul crushing statement.

I had been adopted? Everything now made sense, the fact that I was always treated differently now made much sense. The whole time I had thought mum and Dad were being strict with me because they didn't want me to be rebellious like Stella but that had been a lie, they treated me differently because I wasn't their own.

Like every other child, I would have ran in there to tell her to take back her words or my parents would have shut her up, but I didn't bother, Mum had confirmed it when she said "Her type always want to be the main character."

What child's biological mother would say that? Why had my dad not reprimanded them if he really was my biological father?

I continued holding the wall as I finally made it out of the house, I was trying to suppress the urge to cry, I didn't want to make any noise, it would hurt more if they noticed I was in the house and then came out to say it to my face.

Finally getting to my car, I went in, the moment my head rested on the driver's seat, I let it all out. The tears I had been holding back at Damian's, coupled with the realization that my whole life had been a lie, I cried till I couldn't breathe, the tears blinding my eyes.

Why was life so cruel? What did I do to receive two rejections in a space of 24 hours from everyone I had loved?

Damian, the man I had held at high esteem, I had done everything to make sure we worked but at the end of the day, he had hit me with a divorce after cheating on me with my sister, the same person I had worked tirelessly to help him move on from.

The family I had known all my life, just made the most heartbreaking revelation that I wasn't part of them, I had been an outsider.

I needed to get far away from them, maybe after a bottle of drink and a long hour of sleep, I might wake up and realize everything was a dream, a bad dream.

Damian loves me and family loved me too, after a bottle of drink I'll be fine, I might have heard wrong.

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I got to the bar and placed my bag on the counter.

"What can I offer you Ma?" The waiter asked in his most polite voice.

"Three glasses of your strongest drink, something strong enough to knock me off before I get to the second glass."

He looked at me like I was speaking in a foreign language but on second thought, he bent down and came back up with three glasses.

He brought out two bottles and poured their contents in a bigger glass, closed it and shaked it vigorously, I watched as he turned the content into the little glass and shifted them to my side of the counter.

"Enjoy ma." He said and turned to the other customers.

I took the first glass, the content burning my throat into my stomach, I endured it, after all, it was nothing compared to the pain I was going through.

"I advice you take it easy on those drinks,you don't want to hurt yourself and wakeup with a crazy hangover." A voice said behind me.

"Thank you for your concern but I'm not out here to get friendly." I said in my most calm voice as my words slurred, turning to see beautiful pairs of eyes staring down at me.

The drinks were crazily strong and I already wasn't sure about taking the last glass.

"Okay." He said raising his hands in surrender. "Just be careful." He said and walked away.

Lifting the last glass, I emptied it's content into my mouth, my hands barely able to hold the glass still.

For a moment, I had forgotten the reason I came here, I had almost forgotten how my life had turned overnight.

I rested my head on the counter and continued crying, the more I thought about it, the more I felt empty and alone.

The fact that they all knew all along broke my heart, I had thought I was making my family happy, when In fact, I was trying to be accepted, it turned out that I wasn't.

I felt a light tap on my arm, when I opened my eyes, everything was in a blur, I couldn't make out faces or where I was.

" I'm sorry ma'am, it's late already and this is way past our closing time, here is your bill." I heard someone say.

I couldn't see his face clearly but I knew it was time to go, I reached for my purse and brought out cash, I didn't check the amount as I placed it on his table and made my way out, walking into tables as I staggered outside, he didn't call me back and I guessed the money was enough.

I felt the rush of wind against my skin, It was cold outside and there was no way I could locate my car, it's no like I had anywhere to go if I could, Damian probably thought I was gone and my parents? There was no way I could face them.

"Clara, you'll have to walk, Just keep walking." I muttered to myself as I walked.

I heard a deafening screeching sound before I felt a heavy impact on my waist before I could realize what was happening, I felt myself flying mid air and landed on the floor with a thud.

Everything went pitch dark.