Emre:It's been a week since we moved out and settled into our little cabin in the woods. The change in lifestyle was a bit overwhelming for both my father and me, but my mother and Abigail seemed to be enjoying this new life more than our previous one."The baby is so cute," Abigail smiled, cradlin
Emre:"What happened?" she questioned as I sneakily slipped my hand away from hers."I am sure you will find someone like that, and I will too," I adjusted my body posture, attempting to keep my gaze fixed on the sky. However, the way she watched my face proved to be a considerable distraction.Why
Emre:I watched her face as she nodded to herself and then put on a fake smile. "No! I am just missing my grandfather," she said.My mother shared a glance with me and then looked over at Abigail. It had happened before in the previous days. Whenever Abigail got upset, she didn't want to be around m
Genevieve:"Good morning, Dad," I said as I sat down at the breakfast table, greeting my father. All the chairs around us were now empty, and even Monique wasn't present in the morning.The night had been disturbing; I kept hearing howls in the distance and had nightmares. Everything in my life had
Genevieve:Since Dad raised his hand at her, I had been very furious with him. I knew it hadn't been the first time someone had been abused in this mansion. First, it used to be me, but today, he had hit Monique too."Dad! That will be enough!" I yelled after not being able to take it anymore. The f
Genevieve: After talking with Monique and deciding to stay calm, not drawing attention to anything for now, I chose to return to my room. At that moment, I couldn't stand my father. "To hell with helping him with his sleepwalking," I hissed. It felt like soon, it would be me against my dad. Howeve
Genevieve:I chose to sit down with Monique instead of my dad, even when he gestured to the empty spot beside him. I couldn't believe he forgot how he acted towards us just a few hours ago.Kit didn't come too close; she stayed behind the wall, making sure she could still see and hear everything."A
Genevieve:After the papers were signed, an awkward silence lingered for a few seconds before my dad returned and settled down on his sofa, all alone."Emre has been informed. He said he is coming over," as Dad announced the news, I felt my chest tightening. The last thing I wanted was to be in the