Lana

chapter 4

“What are you doing?” Lana froze, terrified, and turned slowly to see Claudia grinning wickedly at her. She had some flowers in her hand. Lana was trembling so badly that she was unable to respond.

She scoffed as she approached Claudia, who was obviously her age.
I'm sorry, but please don't tell anyone. Please don't tell Uncle Gavin." While trying not to cry, she begged.

Lana and Claudia have never been on good terms. Despite her desire to be closer to Lana when they were younger, she detested her because of certain lies her father had told her about Lana. Claudia looked lovely, her Auburn hair flowing down her back, and her eyes were bright and lively. Her yellow eyes looked over Lana's hand.

"and what made you think hat I won't tell him that Lana is trying to escape?" With a smile, she brought her phone closer to her chest.
Claudia, please, if he knows that he will murder me. She begged, tears streaming from her silver eyes, "Please, don't tell him or anyone else.

"Well that isn't easy..do you think I'll easily accept that you'll go?" With a loud smirk, she questioned.

How would you like me to proceed? Claudia, what do you want?" Grasping her tears, she asked. For a moment, Claudia observed her, her hands resting beneath her chin as she pointed.

"You'll do anything I say...deal?" With a proud smirk, she inquired. This is her moment to finally see Lana as miserable as she has always wanted to.
"Alright! Could you please swear you won't tell anyone? She asked.

"I won't." She answered, leaving Lana by herself. Lana followed her in silence as she made her way back to the rear door.
And if I don't ask you to follow, don't. We won't become friends as a result of this. With a snort, she carried on walking towards her destination.

Lana remained silent out of fear and a lack of confidence in Claudia. She wanted nothing more than to flee while she was lost in thinking. She gets flashbacks to her horrific childhood when she looks at her uncle. He continued to threaten to murder her, which made her fearful of him, and he continued to torture her physically and psychologically.

"Where are you two coming from?" A voice full of masculinity asked. She looked over and saw Miguel, her older cousin with a lady.

"Oh, I wanted to go pick flowers in the garden, and I saw her there already, picking flowers." If you believe we had a fight? No, but we came close, and I'm okay." With a sly smile, Claudia turned to face Lana and turned to go.

Lana was taken aback to see that Claudia had covered for both of them. Still, it doesn't imply she believes her. She looked back at Miguel, saw how he stared at her before turning to face the woman she thought was his girlfriend.

"I've met you sister; and who is this gorgeous little girl here?" She asked while tightly grasping Miguel's arm.

"She's most likely unknown. Come with me to my room. With a hint of contempt, he said.
"No, sweetie, she's really cute. I'll do the opening remarks. With a charming smile on her attractive face, she said as she approached Lana. As she spoke, Lana turned to face Miguel, who was wearing a bitter grimace and rolling his eyes.

"My name is Kendra, what's yours?" She asked, blinking so quickly that someone could assume she was wearing too many artificial eyelashes.
"My name is Lana. Miguel's relative." She said, gesturing with her fingers pleasantly...

"Huh!" Miguel never talks to you about you." She tried to say more, but Miguel interrupted her. You weren't brought here by me to speak with her. Let's go upstairs. With a moan, he departed before she could respond.

"I apologize for that. Lana, see you later." With a worried smile, she chased after Miguel. With a frown, Lana made her way to her room. She kept twiddling with her fingers as she considered her next course of action. She was tired of everything, including the trauma. Her aunt attempted to calm her down, but she was still scarred from her past.

She would frequently have nightmares in which her uncle would repeatedly kill her and her family.She would open and hold the pendant around her neck. It had her family's photo. When it was all over, she was a tiny child.

A few hours later, Lana received word from a maid in her room that Gavin was present. With haste, she stood up and went to the kitchen to help her cook dinner. Every time she attempted to cook, she would inadvertently burn or slash herself.

"Where's that bitch!" She heard her uncle's irate voice. Her sweaty forehead betrayed her fear. After wiping her perspiring palm on her clothing, she bolted in the direction of his location. He was smirking at her, so she immediately fixed her gaze on the ground.

"I'm here uncle Gavin!" She shook severely and murmured.
After observing her for some time, he moved in her direction. He raised her chin to face him, grinning again.

Fear held her hate for him in check, but Lana couldn't help it. Her uncle used to scold her for trivial things and claimed that her looks made him think of her father.

Bring the food in from the kitchen. Before I return, make sure the meal is prepared and the table is set. Understand? She nodded in answer to his question.

"Words!"

"Yes sir!" With a broken voice, she replied.
"Good!" With a hiss, he turned to leave her sight. Laura approached her with a sympathetic expression on her face, gave her a tight hug, and sniffed.

"I apologize, honey.I'll see to it that you have help setting the table, okay? She gave her a quick hug and a whisper before disappearing into the dining room.
She soon found herself observing everyone while they ate. Claudia and Miguel would always send her on pointless errands. She cleared the dining table after they had done eating, standing there the entire time.

She led them into the dining area and did the dishwashing. Following supper, she went to Claudia's room and did the necessary cleaning as requested by Claudia. She followed Claudia's other minor instructions to protect her secret as well.

She went to her room and collapsed onto the bed from exhaustion. Her food was visible on the drawer chest. She grinned as she quickly consumed it until she was satisfied because she was so hungry. She was preparing to leave her room when her door suddenly sprang open, sending her tumbling to the ground in terror.

"So you were planning to escape huh?"