Sleepily l blinked my eyes open. There was an annoying noise around me. When l turned my head to look at it , l noticed it was monitor. l looked at my surroundings and l noticed l was in my room. My family was scattered all over the room sleeping but the person l wanted to see most in this world wasn't there.The monitor started beating rapidly and it woke everyone up. "Hey what's wrong" Leone said touching me but that sent me on a bigger edge. l didn't want anyone touching me. l just wanted to see my dad but Elonzo used that against me and lied to me. He betrayed me."Y-you l-lie" l said trying to get out of bed but they tried to touch me and it made me feel worse. Every time anyone touched me it felt like a needle was prickled into my skin. l felt the same way when Elonzo touched me for the first time but after a while when he started rocking me my body relaxed."Everybody step back" Elonzo said pulling everyone away from me and l put my hands on my knees and folded my self while ro

Oh my God what have l done. l must have done something that made the machines beat like that. l must have hurt my dad. Even though Elonzo tried to comfort me l still couldn't accept that it wasn't my fault. Everything that happened to my family is my fault. Ever since l came here l have done nothing but bring misfortune to all of them.l brought bad luck wherever l went and it was ruining my family.Elonzo had brought me to my room as the doctors were checking dad.Since l couldn't stand like the rest of the family he thought it would be better if l was in my room and as much as l wanted to disagree l couldn't because l still couldn't bear to look into the eyes of my family members. l didn't want to see the pity in their eyes. l knew they were hurting due to the fact that l was running away from them and rejecting their love but l just couldn't.My whole body was on edge and my nerves were killing me. The uncertainty was killing me. Nothing should happen to my dad. l spent this whole t

"What do you mean nonna" l said standing up trying to gather my composure and courage because this conversation was reaching places that l didn't want it to reach. l didn't want to talk about my kidnapping as yet and my family seemed to understand but l don't know why nonna brought it up today. "Am here nonna" l said looking at her in an attempt to reassure her but the look in her eyes told me she didn't believe a word l said. l had the whole family convinced that l was healing from my trauma but it turns out they didn't believe a word l said."l have been there Rosa, l have been through it and you don't recover in a day. In fact you never heal" she said looking at me and l choked on my emotions. "What do you mean you've been there "l asked and she pulled me with her to sit back on the bed. "l don't like talking about it, it was a dark time in my life" she said but l urged her to continue with my eyes. Knowing that someone as strong as my nonna has gone through something like l ha

"You're misunderstanding me Rosa. I know how much you love your father and how much he loves you so how can l tell you to leave without him or at least leave without seeing him for talking to him.I'm just saying that as soon as all of this is over, then run. Run as far from this place is possible. They will try to stop you but don't let them. You will never know peace and happiness in this place. This place has already taken so much from you. Don't let it take the little you have left. Go out there and find yourself without this family and their sins is holding you back. This life is not for the faint hearted. Don't get me wrong Rosa. I'm not saying that your weak rather you are the strongest person in this whole place. But this place will suck the life out of you. You will become a shadow of yourself if you stay here. Go out there and live your life. Be a teenager" she continued but l couldn't listen to more because l knew she was right.l left her room and went to dad's. All my b

Something was different, I could fill it in the air of the house as l approached dad's room. Strangely even my brothers weren't in my room when l woke up, which wasn't like them. These days they have a tendency of sleeping in my home, probably to check if I was still here or kidnapped.I couldn't believe my eyes when I peaked inside. My daddy dearest was awake and best of all he was speaking. I couldn't bring myself to announce my presence for the time being. I was just content on seeing him. You could hardly believe that he's been asleep for three months."Hey drama queen aren't you coming inside "I heard him say and l laughed. What would I have done had l lost him. How would l live without his humour. My favourite hero is in Spider-Man Batman or wonder woman. My dad is my hero."well tenths of three months in a coma and enough to change someone's humor "l laughed joining my brothers who all stood by his bed looking at him like he was the 7th wonder of the world."my my still as sas