Beasts And Us

chapter 2: To break her

*Dawn*

As I watched Sacha break down something in me softened.

I knew partially why her parents were so nonchalant towards her, due to a conversation I overheard one day between her dad and mum. To say I was shocked was an understatement. Sacha suffered from a familial illness which may take her life before she could even mature to assume her responsibilities in the family's business. So in order to prevent worsening their daughters already ailing health, her parents could not burden her with their pending  responsibilities. And with the inability of her mom to sire a new baby, a substitute was greatly needed. Which unfortunately turned out to be me.

But that doesn't justify the pain their actions caused to their daughter. At such a young age, she felt totally  insignificant and so alone no child her age had to be subjected to such thorough loneliness to be so close yet so far from your loved ones. The only pillars you had to lean on in this world.

Unbeknownst to her she developed an insecurity complex which may haunt her for the rest of her life.

I always tried to bond with Sacha from the first time I met her when she was seven and I ten. My first impression of her as she stared at me was one of curiosity and innocence but still a certain maturity unsuited for a child her age. When her mother announced to her of my newfound status as her elder sister, I saw excitement and joy in the pure gaze of her big green eyes her hoping to finally have a companion and to no longer be lonely, her eyes were pure and not yet clouded by the numerous negative emotions she now carries.

Subconsciously I developed an instinct to care for and protect her like a big sister will do. Probably because she reminded me of my deceased little sister, who passed away at an early age in the orphanage due to illness. But later on as Sacha came to know of her parents unexplainable attention towards me coupled with their nonchalance towards her.....let's just say she didn't take it well.

I didn't also have the time to mend our broken relationship due to my almost non existent free time and the amount of pressure I was under everyday, prompted to me also neglecting her. At that age I saw her unfriendly and prickly character as a reverse to what my little sister had once been and she quickly became an eyesore to me while to her I became a major threat in her relationship with her parents.

She resulted in all sorts of petty pranks like tampering with my shoes, clothes, accessories, food etc. She even went as far as to edit my speech when I was running for school president. She knew my love for plants, so she made sure to destroy any Potted plant she saw in my room or around me.

At one point in time I became numb to her pranks and ignored her all together. Luckily as she got mature the pranks lessened.

" Sasha if I could go back in time I'd also do my best to not be adopted by your parents since they aren't really parent material, but we are where we are now and complaining about it isn't gonna get us anywhere instead I think we have to make the best of what we have so that we do not live miserable lives..."

Sacha scoffed as she smiled sarcastically at me " really! Oh come now don't be ludicrous. If any one is enjoying this situation it's you and your telling me how you wish otherwise? Ha! Who can believe you when you can't even convince your own self. How hard can it be to enjoy all the riches you do now? Dinning in the finest restaurants, driving the most luxurious cars, socializing with the most famous people....infact the list goes on and you want me to believe you hate this life?....who're you kidding"

Of course she would think that because she only sees the good side, she hasn't seen her parents dark and inhumane side! She hasn't ever even been to the 'dark room' how dare she judge me and make my life more miserable because her parents keep me more in check than they do her? If anything she's supposed to be grateful to me and just look at the way she's acting... She's nothing but a spoilt brat.