Confessions

02|In The Dark

Chapter 2 |In The Dark

I'm standing in complete darkness, yelling the truth into a black void of space. No matter how loud I yell, no one will listen to me. Why is it no one believes me? Am I not trust-worthy?

- L.C. Eleanor (me)

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September 5, 2018

As soon as I opened the front door, I threw my book-bag on the ground. My eyes scanned the living room. The complete silence that fills the room tells me neither my mother or brother was home.

Right when I think my mood can't be ruined anymore, I find out mom isn't home. Great.

My mom is the closest person I have in my life. She always has been there for me. She's the only one who believes me. I don't know what I would do without her.

I know I can't be mad at her for working later. Ever since dad left us when I was baby, it's been rough on her. She has to keep a roof over our heads and try to put food on the table every night all by herself. I tried to get a job to help her out, but she doesn't want me to work. She doesn't want us to go through the struggles, she had to go through.

I closed the front door, and sat on the couch, thinking about what Samantha said to me today. I can't shake the feeling that she knows something. If she knows something about Alica's disappearance, then why hasn't she said something to the police?

Why is she letting me get bashed with blame?

She probably had something to do with her disappearance...

Really, soph?

What the heck am I thinking. Don't get me wrong, Samantha won't stop at anything to get what she wants but she wouldn't make a girl go missing? Would she?

I was ripped from my thoughts when the front door was slammed shut. I look up too see my twin brother. We look absolutely nothing alike, literally. Jake has chocolate brown eyes, whereas I have hazel brown eyes. I have light chestnut brown hair while he has really mahogany brown hair that is usually in bouncy curls.

Jake slammed his book-bag on to the floor while letting a frustrated sigh escape his lips.

"Bad day, huh?" I questioned.

"You can say that." He said while he ran his fingers through his hair.

I sat there in silence, not knowing what to say. He hasn't talked to me ever since she went missing. Jake was in love with her, and when he heard she went missing, he and everyone else in the town blamed me for it.

He used to be my other half, we used to be so close. We had a bond that was so strong that know one could break. I know him like the back of my hand. I can see he's in pain, but he won't let me in. No matter how hard I try to break down those walls, they wouldn't budge. So, I decided to leave him alone, last thing needed at the time was the person, he hates trying to bother him. But I can't not talk to him, it kills me.

"Jake..." I found myself saying.

"Don't. I don't want to hear the lies you're about to say to my face." He spat.

I opened my mouth, but nothing came out at first. I shook my head. "I never lied to you. Everything I said was the truth. I had nothing to do with her disappearance."

He scoffed. "Let me guess, that story you told the police was the truth too, huh?"

"Yes, it's the truth! Why won't you believe me?" Tears stream down my cheeks. "I know you hate me but you have to believe me. I'm telling the truth, I swear, I swear." I begged.