wildyellows
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Carina was six when she first stood outside the gates of the Zavattini estate. Only seven when she was sent to a suburbia five hours away.
Being an affair child and a daughter, she grew up knowing exactly where she stood; at the lowest in the family hierarchy. She knew no one actually cared about her.
But that was fine because there was nothing to envy about the women who were cared for in that family.
At suburbia, she could sneak out to parties, read books, join the debate club, write essays on seagulls, dream about marine biology and California. She only had to return home few times a year during holidays; play quiet ,obedient girl with no opinions and leave again.
Life was normal, mostly.
Until the day her brother arrived at the school to take her home. And suddenly, Carina was pulled back into the world of rules, power and danger. For how long could she pretend to not feel, to not have opinions!
Carina is 16 as she is standing in front of the same gates again.
( a non cliche mostly)