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~Evil came down on earth, and it beholds more than you love~
Volbeat

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I was following my eldest brother, with my head down. The secret was out... Sooner than I expected...

My stomach was wrapped into a tight knot. I was nervous. I was afraid. 'What if they treat me like dad and mum? What if they don't want me anymore? What if I end up in the streets?' I was keeping asking myself, trying to calm me down from those ideas, and find something to avoid those thoughts.

I was walking and walking and walking until I smacked on Noah's back. I looked up at him, to find him glaring at me. All my brothers were sitting around the TV, watching a stupid movie. Bachelor 3.

As soon as we entered, all the eyes fell on us. Chris was the first one who understood something was up. He turned off the TV, only to get loud groans and complaints from the rest of my brothers. However, with a gentle motion of his head, he made clear Noah wanted to talk about something serious.

All the eyes snapped towards us...

I felt vulnerable... Exposed... Alone in a room filled with beasts. When I made eye contact with them, I felt shivers running down my spine. Suddenly, a cold aura surrounded me. Like I was under an interrogation lamp, and my brothers were policemen who interrogated a dangerous criminal, me.

Noah gave me a gentle but severe push on my back and made me sit on the couch, between the twins. 'Perfect... This could never been better' I thought. I was playing with my fingers yet again, anxious about my secret being out.

"Nefeli is hiding something from us..." he said, opening my diary, ready to expose my life. I wanted to grab the notebook from his hands and rush into my new bedroom, locking myself in there. However, I couldn't do it.

Seeing him opening my diary was something I never wanted to see. Not by Noah, not by Aiden, not by anyone... My whole life was written in it... All my secrets...

"September 30th, 2020" he started, bringing back so many memories to me. It wasn't one of the best times of my life...

'September 30th, 2020

'My whole body hurts. My bruises are still ripe. And my muscles are still trembling. It's hard hearing noises and sounds outside of your bedroom, not knowing when it will strike again. Living in this house is the most torturous thing in my life. Maybe the only one. I still don't get why I can't have normal parents. Being beaten up every day was not on my bucket list for my life. Mother today put out a cigarette on my hand. She mistook it for the ashtray. And didn't even bother reacting, as I was screaming my lungs out. She only lit another one and leaned back, emotionlessly staring at the corner of the ceiling. I need to find a way to put an end to this situation. Fast, if I want to survive in the future. But how? 

Noah slammed the notebook shut as soon as he finished and threw it on the coffee table in front of him. The glass of the table cracked... My oldest brother pinned his eyes on my diary. Staring at it as if it was a disgusting creature. With his fingers in a claw, he licked his lips impulsively, still processing what he had read.

My brothers looked shocked, with jaws dropped to the ground. I felt Dylan tensed next to me. I felt Alex ready to break into tears. I felt Aiden mad. I felt Chris broken. I felt Cole shocked. I felt Noah... Well, Noah was the only one who I could never say how he feels. He is always wearing a cold, emotionless gaze, scaring people around him, including me.

"Care to explain what all that means?!" Dylan roared beside me, scaring me. I wanted to snuggle up in Alex. Ι felt him hugging me warmly like he was reading my mind. I wanted to feel safe in someone's arms and I did... I wanted someone to tell me that everything will be okay but no one was there to do it...