IZRA Before..........
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Two nights ago.............
I came in after finishing the Chores for Courtney my third eldest sister. I'm so exhausted because today I didn't go to school so I had spent my day doing their chores,t it wouldn't have been so hard if my sisters hand not decided to make my life as miserable as they can. Whatever that is assigned to them they will pretend to be busy until our mum left the house with Dad, then they would come out and make me do their chores before mom and dad comes back. Now that dad is sick and in the hospital, mom is barely at home. And since Courtney also got a job and Hannah helps in taking care of dad it just got worse. Everyone has an excuse to not do anything.
We live in a nice 3 bedroom bungalow, that has a sitting room and the kitchen with a smaller room which was to be the store, just left of the kitchen door is the dinning area, it has a medium sized mahogany table and six chairs. and Right of the dinning is the passage that led to our rooms, at the end of the passage is the spare toilet which is mine now, yes that's where I take my bath because I always try to avoid my sisters at all cost. Sometimes I even sleep on the dinning table because I found the smell of the wood quite comforting........... Weirdo.
Mom and Dad stayed in the first room. Hannah, Melie and Courtney had the one next to it while Elsie, Tracie and Marcie the twins and I had the one at the extreme. In everything we have a nice home.
Since Melie move out 6 months ago because of her job, Elsie moved in with Hannah and Courtney. I had converted the store into a room 3yrs ago when I could no longer bear sleeping on the floor, it had been a terrible winter that year, I almost froze to death. Dad had found me almost turning blue. My sisters played it off trying to make it seem like I always fall off the bed. So when I asked Dad if I could move in there, he didn't object. He helped me get a nice bed, set the wiring, he also got me a mini desk and chair. I was so happy because I had wanted one for a while I couldn't touch the one in my old room because they always made sure to leave something on the desk and chair which I dare not move. I ended up always sitting or lying on the floor to write, which ends up giving me backaches.
Well let me tell you Hannah wasn't happy about this, Because she is the eldest and deserved her own room, her words not mine.. But everyone knows that she would never have accepted the store room if it was given to her at first. So dad told them off and threatened them that if they should as much as step foot in my room without my consent then that person would answer to him and trust me, you don't want to offend my dad.
Since then her hate towards me kind of trippled. She has gotten so used to me doing things for her that I'd be surprised if she still remembers how to make coffee.
Truth be told, I'd give anything to have my sister's treat me like their family, that's the reason I do not try to complain to our parents about them because I believe it would cause more problem between us and our parents might not always be here to protect me. I want them to realise that I am only human and I did not have a hand in making myself the way I look, infact there are so many things I would have changed about myself if given the opportunity, but when I say it they don't usually believe me. They would say, unfortunately you don't have the power, now how do we know you are telling the truth? With these thoughts on my mind I dragged my feet to to have my bath and back to my room.
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I found myself in a dark room, I don't know how I got here in the first place but I knew very well that I do not put off the lights when I go to bed. It's not like I'm scared of the dark but ever since my nightmares started I always leave the lights on as it helps me to fall asleep faster. So when I saw how dark every where was I had a very unsettling feeling. I decided to go and check if everything was ok, but I found out that I couldn't move, I tried harder only to feel pain coming from all over my body that's when also realised I was bound to a chair.
I began to panick, many thoughts coursed through my mind. I tried to remember how I ended up up here still I got nothing, I was above screaming out for help, when the lights flickered on , I quickly closed my eyes and tried opening it gradually to adjust to the light. Then I heard a voice not far from where I was sitting, "I can see you are awake princess'' . I fought against my restraint as I tried to see his face but no matter how hard I looked I just couldn't grasp it, I could clearly hear him, I could see his form but I can't place my hands on what exactly he looked like.
What am I doing here? How did I get here? What do you want from me? I rushed out out in one breath. Still struggling against the pain. He came forward and took my chin in his hands tipped my head up and stared at me. I heard him mumble, "so beautiful". I tried to calm down my heart that was beating so erratically. I put up the nicest voice I could, and begged him, "please let me go". Instantly his grip on my chin tightened and he bellowed, How many times do I have to tell you, I am not letting you go, ever! You are mine and nothing is going to change that!
The next thing I saw was myself running, I didn't know where I was headed but I wanted to far away from here as possible. Unfortunately I ended up running straight into his arms, he jerked me with so much force that I lost my footing and fell. "Since you want to leave me so bad then maybe I should give you what you want", he said. Then everything happened so fast that I didn't realize what had happened until I felt hot liquid gushing down my neck, I held unto my neck gasping for breath.
I shot up from my bed and my hands immediately went to my neck, I was shaking and breathing so hard . I checked my wrists, they were completely fine. I moved my body around,I didn't feel pains. This confirms my suspicion, it wasn't real.
So I tried calming myself down. "It was just a nightmare, it was just a nightmare, it was just a dream", I chanted in my head. I don't know how many times I said that before I finally calmed down. I checked the time and it was 6:20 , I heaved a sigh then went off to take a bath and get ready for school.
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