chapter 3: Weight of memories

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Flashbacks

"As I delved deeper into my memories, I began to uncover secrets that were hidden, even from myself. Secrets about my family, my relationships. Secrets that had been buried beneath the surface, waiting to be unearthed.

I remembered the fights my parents had, the ones they thought I didn't hear. The way my mother's voice would tremble, the way my father's eyes would harden. I remembered the silence that followed, the weight of which I carried like a burden. It was that very night when my twin sister Lisa had used her power and caused a fire .She was so jealous of me .She hated that i was more sociable and had people loving me to the extent at the age of twelve she burnt the whole house down. That same night when the blame was put on me ,the very night our grandma had died when i lost my whole family. I recalled the first time I felt like I didn't belong, like I was an outsider in my own family. The feeling of being a stranger in my own home.

That very night ,Lisa had stab herself and i ran to try and help her but she pushed me . I went Closer to her and tried to pull the knife out and it was at that time when everyone entered the room and i was to blame for everything. Lisa cried And screamed and said i stab her Not only that as everyone was blaming me and i stared at Lisa as she smirked at me and it was the day i truly belived she was a monster . Dad and mom rushed out with Lisa in their arms and took her to the emergency room . Everyone looked at me different from that day .Mom n dad stopped talking to me .My best friend Leon never trusted me .It was the first time i saw the look of hatred and disappointment in his eyes .I cant blame him ,he was inlove with Lisa and in his eyes i was just the girl who tried to kill his girlfriend and no longer his bestie. My cousins Max ,Alec ,Xander never looked at me .Lisa had managed to have everyone's attention n love . The next day everyone was gone out n it was just Lisa ,the nanny and the boys at home n i was in my room being depressed when Lisa walked into my room with a lighter. In a blink my room was on fire ,the nanny had rushed to call my cousins and Lisa started hyperventilating and she fell down .My whole room was burnt and the fire had caught up throughout the house.My cousins helped my sister out .They did not notice i was there too .They took Lisa and left me there to die .I was trapped in the fire with no one to help.The ceiling of my roof started fall and it had hit my hand and i got burnt . i cried and at that moment is when i realized how muched i hated my family ,my sibling ,cousins and best friend . i crawled out of my window and jump out from the back and ran from there and never looked back .
It started to rain heavier and out of no way a car hit me and the last thing i remember was being carried away before everything went black .
When i opened my eyes i found myself in a hospital with the couple who carried me .They asked me for contact numbers for my family but i said i had none and was and orphan. After 1 week of being in the hospital ,i had recovered and was now having a talk with the couple and they asked me if i wanted to be adopted .i said yes and that's when i received my new name ,my new identity .Everything changed and i moved away to a different country and my adoptive uncle was a doctor and He had gave me a portion that had helped me forget my old memories ,everything that had happened in the past and now my mind was just blank.

Flashback ends

The secrets I uncovered were like rocks in my pocket, weighing me down with each step. I felt like I was drowning in the truth, suffocating under the pressure of my own secrets. But I knew I had to keep going, to confront the lies and the fears that had held me captive for so long. I sat in that secret room and cried my heart out relieving all the memories i had forgotten .The pain came back as if the accident that happened was just yesterday. After i finished cried .I gathered myself and went back to my room and took a cold shower and now the only thing running into my mind was that the truth and secrets were revealed. It has been 8 years since the accident and from that moment .I decided to continue with my with my adoptive Parents who took me in ,loved me and protected me through out these years and I'm glad i had a lovely family.

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