Hidden Truths

Family Drama

Melody

"She did something very disgusting and brought shame to the family. She didn't want to fix her mistake so we had to cut her off." Grandmother vaguely said.

"Now who's the liar, dad do you want to say why you and mom cut me off?" She questioned grandfather who would not look at her.

"No? It's fine I don't mind telling it. So I am a lesbian when I was 18 mom caught me and my girlfriend kissing. She was livid and told me that it would ruin the 'family image', then she said a few degrading things I rather not say. When I told her I would not pretend to be straight for the sake of other people she told me I was cut off. " I was shocked and very angry with my grandparents for that being the reason they cut her off.

"How could you cut her off simply for her sexuality?" I asked them because I didn't understand it. I didn't really know much about different sexualities besides from what I read in a book. Your mind and body is attracted to the same gender instead of the opposite. It is how you are born and from what I read all humans have the ability to be attracted to both genders, so I really didn't see the big deal.

"Melody what she is choosing is wrong and a sin." Grandmother said while clutching her cross necklace.

"But you have committed many sins you drink, you lie, and cheat people even conceived a baby before marriage what makes you different? Why do you get to choose which sin is worst?" It was very hypocritical and I didn't agree with them at all.

I wasn't religious myself but if your going to pick and choose from the religion you are following for your benefit, how could you judge anybody else.

"I'm not going to go back and forth with you about this it is wrong and she is going to hell for her sickening sexuality."

"Well then I guess I'll see you there then."  Aunty Bri laughed.

It was obvious grandmother was not gonna change her biased beliefs and I wasn't going to make her, I had more questions I needed answered.

" Were you broke when they cut you off and is that why you came to stay with father?" I asked aunt Bri.

"Well not necessarily, I wasn't broke but I was not ready to live on my own with the lifestyle I was use to. You was about a month old and every time I visited I was good with you, so your father paid me to live with y'all and take care of you." She stated and I didn't know how to feel about her being paid to take care of me.

Like she was doing it for the money and not because she wanted to do it.

"I would have taken care of you weather or not your father paid me, so don't look like that. You would have been my little baby no matter what. I would have been just fine with him just letting me live there but he is my big brother so he helped me out. " Aunt Bri explained placing a hand on mines and giving it a squeeze.

"Then why did everybody believe that you took the money?" Why would father just believe it with no evidence.

"Because the account was in my name so that's all he needed to believe it. Which I was very offended by because if I did do it I wouldn't be dumb enough to use my name." Aunt Bri rolled her eyes with a huff.

"And as you know my mother hates me and would believe anything that involves me doing something wrong. My brother on the other hand had your mother constantly in his ear so he did what was best for his family. I understood but I was hurt that he thought I would do that to him, the only family that never turned their back on me."

I never knew that she had to go through that and it just made my resentment for my grandparents grow.

"Honey I know you felt as if we weren't there for you and I'm sorry we ever made you feel that way." Grandfather said. He looked sincere and looked kind of hurt.