Aurora Holmes (Sherlock's lost daughter)

Chapter 1. - For your safety

Aurora

Today I am ten years old. I still don't know why I can't lead a normal life like all other children. My mother always tells me that it is for my safety, that they have me locked up for my sake. For my sake of what? I do not understand. I just want to go out and live the life. I don't want to go out when I'm forty.

My mother hides so many secrets from me. I've been wondering all my life about my father, but apparently she doesn't say anything to me. Why? For my safety. I only know that he is English, like my mother, but I don't know anything else.

"Mom" I say to her. She is lying on her bed, she is not feeling well. She was diagnosed with breast cancer six months ago, which I am quite concerned about her health now, although she is on medication.

"Yes, darling?" asks me. I sit on the edge of the bed, next to her.

"You've never told me about Dad. I think it's about time, I'm ten years old." It changes her face completely, and she gets up slowly.

"Honey, it's for your safety. You don't know what we can get into." I get up abruptly and look at her with all my anger.

"By God, you always say that! For my safety, for my sake, blah blah blah!" At that moment I knew I was wrong to speak to my mother like that, but I still left the room angry. I met the nurse, who was going to give her a new medication. She spoke to me a moment before she entered, and said she was sorry if this time the mediation had no effect. There was a good chance that she would not tolerate the medication or that it would not work.

"What do you mean?" I asked for. The atmosphere was uncomfortable and somewhat sad.

"I mean this is the last time we tried another treatment. If it doesn't work, we'll let it go. She really is sick, and she suffers a lot" Oh no. This means that she will possibly die. What am I going to do then? I have no one left. And the worst thing is that she will die despite everything.My eyes fill with tears. Before I go, she says to me:

"You will not be alone." What? "She knows that she will possibly die, and she has talked to a friend about it. He will take care of you," she says, and enters the room with a box of syringes and medications.My mother had not told me anything about this. With a friend? I don't even know him! But maybe he will let me out. I could be fine. No, it's not. My head is heavy and I fall into the bed exhausted.

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I get up tired. Eleven a.m. Very late! I go to my mother's room. She is sleeping, I don't want to wake her up, so I'm going to the kitchen to eat something. I can't stop thinking about my mother. I don't want her to die. She is the only family member I have left, except my father, but we all know that story. I really wonder if he abandoned us. It was like this? If so, screw it. Or maybe he's involved in some mob or something.? I dont know. I hope none of that. Well, although the latter could be fine, I've always liked danger. I go to my mother's room to ask her about her friend. I want to know more about him.

"Mom" I say softly. She was awake. It is worse than yesterday.

"Yes love?" Asks me. Her voice sounds hoarse and loose.

"Yesterday the nurse told me. Will you die?" I ask softly. She doesn't have the strength to get up, so she already answered on her own.

"Hm- Yes, I think so. But you'll be fine, honey."

"Who is your friend?" I try not to let my tears flow, and I take a deep breath.

"He lives in England. He will take care of you. I have spoken to him and he is fine with him, he wants to protect you. He is a very important person, he works for the British government."

"In London?" I ask, opening my eyes. I have always liked London. I had seen it in images that my mother showed me, she is from there.

"Yes. But honey, I am sorry to tell you that you will not be able to visit London. You will be protected in a very big house." It is when my eyes fade.

"Like here in the United States. I have never been outside in my life! I only went out on a rainy day to buy bread." I lower my head and she looks at me with sad eyes. She strokes my black wavy hair. Her hands tremble.

"You look so much like your father" she says somewhat suffocated, sounding weak and exhausted. I was going to ask her something else but it was too late. Her breath hitched and she stood still. I shook her gently and she didn't respond. I called her, but she did not answer.

"Mom," I screamed, making myself even more nervous. I yelled for help to get the nurses or the doctor. Yesterday's nurse came quickly and tried to revive her, but couldn't. The rest of the nurses came and made me leave, but I didn't want to.

"Mom! Mommy!" I was desperate, they took me by the arms and took me out of the room. They were there for ten minutes. Ten long minutes."Call Mycroft," said the nurse to a short, hairy man. Who is Mycroft? I had a lot on my mind, I lost control and fell to the ground.

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A / N: Please, if I have made a spelling mistake, please let me know! This is my first book I do in English xd (I'm from Spain). Thank you!