untry side, in a small town, even

t more alone than ever, it is the time where slower thoughts arrive, moments when with open eyes her brain becomes an empty horizon, feeling

egs and folded them towards her chest. She looked u

uestions upon questions piled up in her head as the years went by, but the answer remained elusive like the rarity o

her tears. Her body began to shiver as the co

chiatric hospital will come, oh how she longed for those days

es mindlessly with empty eyes at her every time she comes to visit. Does Gen blame her, hate her? Esthe

rds Esther on the day of her verdict remains fresh just as it did seven years ago. She turned her b

tar dotted sky she entered the house and walked towards her bedroom. A place which seemed more like a prison, the w

endless calming tea cascaded from her mouth to her throat, sleep remains foreign. She lo

rself towards the rocking cha

her eyes and retraced the eve

ng town for college, Esther arrived in the Calderon mansion only to find Gen laying in

her leg, she tried to lay a hand on her arm, bu

incoherent, Esther leaned over to hear her

aced her on the bed. She took it upon herself to clean the girl. Her blood and dirt stained clothes clung to her body lik

l off of her clothes. She cleaned her body with a wet towel, put on a new pair of pajam

d fully clothed, she walked out of

es, questions and fear aside. She convinced herself that everything Gen was doi

me it was feral and louder. She ran, ran as fast as she could, arriving in fro

pstairs, but to her confusion she found the previously locked door half open. Esther carefully walked towards it, like a

r standing beside her bathroom's door. For a brief moment Esther felt

ok in the image before her. Gen was gawking at something on the ceili

ed as the girl crazily s

r, don't you come near me she screamed again. She side

oulder and she fell on the floor. Stay away from me Gen cried out again, her w

sther hea

house keeper remained rooted in front

ward, she wrapped her arms around the girl's shaking body on the floor. She

sther glanced back, but saw nothing. She looked at the girl again, this time her eyes held immense fear. The housekeeper tilted her head to the side, and wit

ept her walking for the past years are not as strong as they were before, nor does it

e had kept her eyes closed all that time failing to no

kin

kin

she wrapped a shawl over her shoulders muttering words of i

I'm coming"

ace and opened the front door, clearly irrita

whom Esther held great resentm

ef. The house keeper's anger spiked, with her fist clenched on both sides, she spr