Len takes another identity to discover a secret but she uncovers more than a secret.. from living with her foster family. She rises to the top to seek her parent but she uncovers much more
been months now... Grandma was now gone & buried... & Everyone had moved on with their life.. except me of course.. they had sold grandma's house cos according to them it wasn't useful anymore as the owners were dead...
I was seated outside in the living room when pa barged... "Eleanor, what have I said about my boxes in my room." "Y did u touch them?"
"I didn't touch them"I said
"U filthy lier for the last time. Did u touch my box in my room."
" I didn't, I just cleaned the room that's all." I said furiously.
" How dare u raise ur voice at me".... He was about raising his hands & attempted what looked like a slap... I was already braising myself for it effects.... But ma intervened
" No dear... She didn't touch ur box.. I was in there the whole time.. don't waste ur time on the useless girl...."
"You are not being hard on her, that why she can raise her voice at me... I won't spare u the next time" he warned & left....
"Now go upstairs... U just like causing problems.. maybe that's why ur parents didn't want u anymore"
I ran to the basement with teary eyes... That hurt so much... Ma had never loved me... But strangely she always seem to defend me when pa would want to hit me...ma was never with me through out the clean up... So whether or not I tampered with the box she couldn't tell...
Let me introduce myself property.. I am Eleanor short for Len... Ever since I was a kid I have lived with this family of 6 including grandma..who lived in her own house...this was an average or little bit below average family saves to pa's gambling & drinking habit... They were barely eating a proper meal that too three square meal maybe that was why pa hated my guts, he feels am an extra mouth & constantly blaming ma for bringing "an extra burden"... I am currently 23.... Never been to school since 13... We were ma,pa bro Daniel, Lisa, me.. bro Daniel had gotten a girl pregnant at age 19 to he had started a familylife far away from home with the girl, turns out the girl wanted to have the baby & her parents wanted bro Daniel to be responsible for it... Haven't seen him for the longest time.. I was a bit older than Lisa....
"Are u still awake" Lisa had walked in with a lamb.
"Yeah" I said getting up
"Come on, let's go outside, the stars are out & it's so bright outside"
The cool evening breeze hit me..truly it was a beautiful sight..
Lisa looked at me & lay down on the low grass..
"where would u like to find ur self _ say in the next 5 to 6 years". She said, facing me with an elbow supporting her head...
"Well..." I said joining her "... I never really thought about it.
"Don't u want to leave here & at least Know where or who ur family is... As for me... This life is frustrating.. I hate it .. I mean we never really do anything fun as a family, we don't have the money...I want a more better life u Kno.. far from this dirty slum"
She was quite right tho... Life hasn't been easy for us both.. mostly for me...
"So what about u.. she continued.
"Mmmm.. I just want to have something doing for myself...I want to leave this place & explore the world.. I wish I could for once live like an elite, have that luxurious life."
"That's a nice wish but what about ur family."
" Oh no, since they literally abandoned me..why should I bother looking for them... I don't want to dwell on the past but focus on the Future...
"Good point.. come on now let's go in..
As I lay in my make shift bed deep deep down she new Lisa might be right who was her family & most importantly why was she abandoned.... How she wishes grandma could have completed her statement or at least given her a hint of who she is.. "the box"...she was curious, yes she was...there was another metal box
Chapter 1 The box
15/05/2025
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