Chapter 4: How not to be hurt?

"I-i c-can't b-believe t-this." I said whil hugging my pillow, this can't be happen. I thought my life is too perfect but in just one word the world that I've been called 'perfect' disappeard.

"Don't you ever tell he-" My brother cut her sentence.

"Why not? huh? Why not? Is it hard to say that she's not your biological daughter?" My brother shouted. My teardrops fell down on my cheeks. Tell me this is all dream-wake me up please, wake me up.

"F-for r-real?" I said while covering my eyes. No please, no.

"Yes and that's why I hate you! I never been like you. I thought you'd be a best sister but it turns out you ruin our family. I wish you never com-" She didn't finish her sentence when m,om suddenly gave a slap on her face. " Hurting me is all you know? what a lame!."  She said and run upstairs. My brother stare at me as if like he would kill me. He followed my sister upstairs. 

"C-cassandra l-le"

"I'm not mad. I-i j-just need time, I-im sorry." I said and ran also towards my room. Thats why... they are rude to me last time. How sad.

Here I am crying and crying many times, I didn't knew. Where am I going? How can I eat meals with them? How can I laugh with them? Aisssh I don't know. My phone buzz and I just looked at it and I saw king's number and it made me cry even more.

How could I talk to him, how not to be hurt and hide all of this?

But still I answered his call.

"Hi! Plans tomorrow? I'll treat you at the bazaar." Her voice is happy and I thought I could hide my pain.

"I need you..." I said and my voice growl I think it's better to go out.

"Need me? What happen? Are you crying?" His voice turned out as a caring man. I don't know why am I going to open up to him? Why? I have my friends.

"Nothing I'm just singin'" I said and even he cannot see me I smiled fakely, he's silent.

"If you have problem let me know, Smiling doesn't fit you when you're sad. Tell me." He said and my tears burst down to my cheeks, I hugged my pillow and cried.

"It's nothi-"

"It's something, tell me." He said, I covered myself a pillow and cried, I don't know if I could tell him. "Just cry, you don't have to hide things in me." He said and his line got silence. 

"Who am I?" I asked but still the line of him is silent so I cried out loud.

"Say something please, who am I-"

"You're the image of Maeve." He said and it make me stunned. I don't get it but I feel like calming sensation in me. 

"I'm not her." I said but he just keep silent.

"I didn't say you're her, you're just created by her image." He said and I agree, I don't know but I feel like agreeing is much better. 

"You said you'll treat me to bazaar?"

"Yup, anything you want we'll buy it." He said, I smiled cheerfully and look at my phone.

"I want ice cream, let's meet nine o'clock." I said and hugged my pillow tighter.

"That's early." He said while laughing, I pout and look at my cellphone.

"Fine let's not enjoy tomo-"

"Look I'm just kidding hahaha!" He laughed, I enjoy talking to him as if we already knew each other from the start. 

"No. I think we just cancel it." I said and pretend that I have no interest, I heard his laugh thru the phone while saying no.

I smiled as he called, later I also said goodbye to him that I was going to sleep. he

agreed with me and that was one of the reasons why I was relieved with him.

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I woke up early and saw them preparing food. I don't know why I can't be angry despite of what

they did to me, Instead of being angry I feel pure gratitude every time I see them. I also

wondered why, and why I would be angry with them if nothing bad had happened to me in their

house. But despite my thinking, I learned to keep what I was saying to myself.

I believe that after all of this. I will also know who my parents are. I also can't blame

these real children because all the attention is overflowing on me so...

I might be assuming too much that I'm real 'daughter'. I felt even more sorry for my siblings

because I knew they didn't want me here either.

I went down to look at them, just as I was coming down at the stairs, they were all looking at me

especially Vanessa and my older brother whose eyes almost got hot from looking at me so much

as if they were planning to kill me.

"This is your last meal with us, so make the most of it."Vanessa said while folding her arms.

"We don't need you so you can leave right after dinner." My older brother said and then sat down,I just smiled and then nodded.

This is the last time I will be with them, where will I go after that? Where will I live?

My mind is very confused so maybe this is the time for me to stand with my own eyes and

I hope this is the time when I can see my own parents and resolve what is in my brain.

It happened so fast, it seemed like we were having fun talking recently but now it's not.

 

We were eating quietly so you could hear nothing but the sound of spoons and

the sounds of plates as the spoon hit them.

I looked at my parent and I saw nothing but sadness. I can't really blame them either,

if I can ruin why I didn't leave so maybe it's okay.

"'Don't worry, mama will give you something to pay for so just be thankful that you were once part of our family."

Vanessa said while eating I just nodded and then focused on my food.

"Thankyou for accepting me even though I'm not related to you." Despite the subsequent silence that is what I said.

“I’m sorry if I got the attention it should have for you. I added while looking at them

they were stunned looking at me.

"I also don't know why I ended up with you, all I know is that I don't regret that you became my family even for a moment."

My tears flowed despite what I was saying, I smiled and then looked at them again.

"Always be careful and I apologize again for what I did to you." I said and then lowered the spoon.

"I'll go first." I said and then stood up, I went up stairs.

As soon as I entered the room I was very close to the bedsheet of my bed and then cried, sobbed

and I did not know what to do. I wiped away the tears and then looked in the mirror.

I was surprised by my reflection. She was Maeve and was also crying while looking at me.

I got up and then sat on my bed, I hurried to pick up my cellphone as I looked at it.

I called King but he didn't answer, I repeated the call so when he answered I gasped and told him what had happened.

"I'll pick you up, bring me your things and I'll take care of you first." He said that I cried,

I don't think I can run away from this problem of mine and he is always there for me.

I agreed and then quickly packed my things.

This is my new beginning so I hope I can be well. I am very grateful to King if he will help me again this time.

This is my new beginning so I hope I can be well. I am very grateful to King if he will help me again this time.

When I packed my things, I went downstairs and met my mother, who was crying.

"It can only be given so please accept." She said and then handed me the white envelope, I accepted it and then hugged.

"Thankyou ma'am." I said and then left, I wave and as a good bye I left the door open.

I hope I could stand by my own this time, I hope I could live my life as I could and live with those people

that I love, this is just a reminder of me that there no would be sunrise if sunset won't come down.

Thanks to sunset it takes time to let sunsets light strike.

"Lets go?" He asked while looking at me, I smiled as I saw him, I entered at his car and put my things.

"Lets go." I said and look forward.

I'm ready for new life, don't worry Maeve I won't forget you to take back on 1952.