"Sometimes someone hurts you so bad, it stops hurting at all. "
" I was abandoned with my brother when I was four. I still remember that day. It's clear. I try to wipe it from my memory, but it sticks to me like thick, sticky glue. It's as if someone's come with a permanent marker and scribbled everything that makes me a person. No other child has seen what I've seen. No one understands. No one listens. When you tell them that you were beaten from the second you were born, they laugh. When you tell them that words have scarred, they have no sympathy. When you tell them that you're scared for your future, they walk away. People think I'm perfect. Well, I'm not, no matter how much you want that to be true. This is my story."
Monday 23rd March 2045
I'm Nicole. I lead a pretty ordinary life for a twelve year old. I only have a twin brother, nothing else. He's called William. A perfect name for a perfect lad like him. I've heard that brothers and sisters aren't ever meant to get along with each other, but William and I have made sure we never say anything nasty to each other, or if we do, we'll normally have it sorted before the sun goes down and marks another day of our lives. My brother and I get along like a house on fire! No, not a house on fire...That brings back too many horrid memories of the past. I'm wanting to forget about the past, the horrible past. It seems so long ago now, more like a nightmare then anything. Something I want to wake up out of, but I can't. You feel as if you're trapped between nightmare and reality. There's no way you can escape, apart from staying strong and walking through the nightmare hand in hand until it's over.
Sunday 29th March 2045
"It's so cold down here. I can hear noises above me. I think someone is coming. Coming to take me away. There're getting closer. Closer. Closer. Silence"....BOOM! "I'm screaming now. Where's William? I'm panicking. WILLIAM? WILLIAM? WHERE ARE YOU WILLIAM?!" Something grabs my arm. "LET GO OF ME". Fierce tears begin to form in my eyes. "WILLIAM, THIS ISN'T FUNNY! Is this a joke? Is this another Nightmare?" This can't be happening! I can hear William screaming my name. "WILLIAM, I'M COMING!" I can hear something in the distance. It's a familiar sound. One I've heard before. A crackling noise. Like a fire. Wait a second, THAT IS A FIRE. "HELP, SOMEBODY HELP ME" Red, hot, firing fames blow into my face. All I can feel is pain. The cries of William become muffled as the smoke thickens. I take a breathe and horribly regret it as smoke floods into my lungs causing me to choke. Someone grabs my arm and pulls is. I'm being tugged out of the horror. I breathe in again. This time I don't regret it. Fresh air replaces my smoky lungs. Thank goodness it's all over. I look up. I see William. He saved me. He saved my life.
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Little Secrets
Mystery / Thriller"Sometimes someone hurts you so bad, it stops hurting at all. " " I was abandoned with my brother when I was four. I still remember that day. It's clear. I try to wipe it from my memory, but it sticks to me like thick, sticky glue. It's as if someon...
