My Life Changed (Book1)

Chapter 4-Isabelles Struggles

Today i tried to get belle to talk more, but she just nodded which too me was ok considering the tramatic experience she faced and i knew she wouldnt get over it that quick or even at all, for all you can really do is deal with it better, you never trully get over something like this. So as i said i am going to give her some time.

We finished our movie night last night we must have watched like hours of movies after that we didnt seem too tired so we started reading our favourite story books mine being Princess and the pauper and Isabelles being Batman adventures. We read our stories for awhile longer before Mi Madre came in tucked me into bed but she didnt seem sure weither to do it to Isabelle aswell so she just went over to her kissed her on the cheek and said goodnight.

Before we went to sleep i knew i had to say this so i said to belle

"Isabelle i hope you are ok and you have to know something, your parents love you and wont want you cooped up in this room every waking hour, they would want you making memories and having fun doing things they didnt get to do".

She didnt say much but tried to stiffle a smile eventhough i know what i said must of hurt her deeply and more than i thought before i said it.

*4 years later*

I am now 8 years old and spending as much time with belle as possible trying to make her cheery and open up to me but most efforts seem to fail.

I can see belle is starting to come out of her shell abit more but still hasnt spoken very much but everytime she speaks its never more than 1 word and it is also her showing progress to becoming the old Isabelle i knew.

I also see belle doesnt cry as much as she used to when im with her but every now and then when she is alone i swear she cries but does try to hide it.

Today i thought of doing something a tad more fun since she is starting to break out her shell but i dont want to rush anything so i asked Mi Madre while me and Isabelle were in my room if she could go to the shops and buy her a blue lined paper diary and a black size A4 sketch pad. I only did this because i knew belle had things locked inside that she didnt want to say and the things she didnt want to say in words she could draw in pictures. I hope she will like it and not see into me and know the real reason i am doing this. Why you are asking well im hoping that if belle can write or draw her feelings down then maybe she will open herself up to me and actually tell me what happened that night so i can at least try to support her better. I mean sometimes its alot easier supporting someone if you actually know the details of what happened so you can comfort them as much as you can which im trying to do with Isabelle but its hard not actually knowing what happend and what she saw.