Dandelion

Chapter 4

Extra Ordinary

"My name is Vanya Hargreeves and this is my story."

"We were never a family. We were our fathers creation, family in name but not in fact"

"In the end after our brother Ben had died and Daniel left the family, there was nothing really connecting us"

"We were just strangers living under the same roof destined to be alone"

"Starved for attention, damaged by our upbringing"

"And haunted by what might have been"

"We all wanted to be loved by a man incapable of giving love"

"Our father never missed an opportunity to remind me that I was ordinary but, Daniel was the only one who never treated me that way"

"A hard thing for a little girl to hear"

"If you're raised to believe that nothing about you is special, if the benchmark is extraordinary, what do you do if you're not?"
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"Play it again" Luther demanded as Allison showed him the CCTV tape of dads room and how he died.
"We've watched it over and over Luther. Its the same every time" Allison spoke, Luther sighed.
"Er....What is she doing" Luther said pointing at mom in the tape that was only standing whilst Reginald died.
"The tea. Did she poison him?"
"Uh...I dont know" Allison stammered
"Where did you find this?"
"I was looking at old footage of us as kids, and I saw the tape just sitting there."

"Yeah, Dad must have started using the security system again" Luther said looking at the footage once more.
"He was getting more and more paranoid, He thought people were out to get him"
"Well...I guess maybe he was right"
"But Mom?" Allison protested.
"I mean, she's not capable of" she paused,Luther stares at her, she sighed.
"Is she?" She questioned

Mom was making eggs in the kitchen as Luther and Allison were seated on the table.
They both looked at eachother,
"Mom?" Luther asked.
"We need to ask you some questions about the night Dad died" He continued
"Do you remember anything?" Mom glanced back at them.
"Of course. Sunset, 7:33 p.m. Moon was waxing crescent dinner was Cornish hen, wild rice and carrots" Luther interupted
"No. No,uh....later that night, in his bedroom" he corrected

"Did you go see him?" Mom chuckled
"I dont recall" she answered and continued cooking the eggs.
Allison made a 'what' expression as Luther made a 'i dont fucking know' face.

"Were you ever...I dont know, angry with Dad?" Allison spoke, Mom was quiet for a moment.
"Your father was a good man. A kind man. He was very good to me." Allison interupted.
"Yes, but after we all left, it must have been difficult"
"Oh, there were days" Mom chuckled.
"You kids kept me oh so busy, and then..." she paused.
"What?" Luther asked.
"Mom what were you gonna say?" Allison spoke.
"Eggs are ready!" She spoke
"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Now eat up" Mom spoke then she served 2 eggs that served as eyes and a piece of bacon as mouth making a smily face.
"Both of you"

I woke up in my bed seeing Five stitch his arm up.
"Five!" I spoke but felt a sharp pain on my stomach.
"Dandelion, dont move" He said as I see a wound in the lower right side of my stomach.