38 | Waiting For Her

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It had taken me more than a few minutes to come out of the shock I just experienced

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It had taken me more than a few minutes to come out of the shock I just experienced.

The therapist that my baby sister has been going to is our grandfather and I know for a fact none of them knew.

Deciding to just ignore that for now as I need to talk to Aphrodites old therapist I make my way outside towards the garden they have surrounding the back and pull out my phone again.

For a moment I hesitate.

Doing this will unlock a lot about Aphrodite, a lot that she probably doesn't want unleashed yet and I have to be absolutely sure that this is the right move.

I can never be ready for this but my little Aphy is in so much pain and it only seems to add up the longer she stays here.

So with a final decision in mind I take a deep breath and I call Melinda Terrance.

My heart pounds inside my chest as my anxiety increases the longer I hear that ringing.

A small part of me hopes she doesn't pick up the phone.

If she doesn't pick up the phone then I don't have to confront the truth about her.

I don't have to hear about all the horror my baby Aphy endured throughout her childhood. 

Something she had to endure all alone.

That small piece of hope vanished as I heard the ringing finally stop and a female voice echo throughout the speaker.

"Hello?"

My mouth felt dry and I could barely get the words out.

"Hello?... Is anyone there?" I could hear her but I could bring myself to speak.

Am I ready to know what happened to her? Am I prepared for her to hate me for this.

You are, don't let her suffer alone anymore.

With the reassurance from my subconscious I'm able to bring myself to talk.

"Hi, yes. My name is Lorenzo Kingdom and I am calling on behalf of my little sister Aphrodite King." I was kind of panicking.

I didn't really go over what I wanted to say to her. What do I even say?

Like "hey you don't know me but I'm Aphrodites older brother and I just want to know if my sister was abused or not?" I thought sarcastically.

I didn't even know if she was allowed to give that information out.

"...oh. How is she? Is she okay?" Her voice sounded concerned and rushed.

My eyebrows scrunch in confusion.

"That's actually what I want to talk to you about. She's not in good condition right now. Fell into a coma about 2 weeks ago and there's some things she's keeping from us and she won't tell anyone what it is, I have a pretty good idea about it but she needs help. I figured since you were her therapist you'd have a better understanding..." I trailed off.

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