Sister? I had always thought my Mom was an only daughter. Seeing the ugly confrontation, the many layers of bitterness and resentment in their relationship, I wasn't in any doubt why my mother chose to leave her sister out of her life.
"I was a good sister Bella...No one else would have given up so much for you. It is you who can't leave the past... Whatever else happened in your life is not on me. It's on you and you alone."
"Don't you dare go there!" I had never seen so much anger on a person's face. Isabella's eyes were red and her lips were quivering with rage. But beneath that I sensed something else. Sadness... Sadness so deep that even years couldn't heal it. "You ruined my life. You... You were always there....The better half...The better alternative. Just like how everyone used to say at school....Diane is so much better....Isabella needs to follow Diane's example..."500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvSRO3nmxi
"I didn't ask..."
"Everyone loved you. Mom...Dad...Eric..."
"Let me go, Bella...Please...."
"Back to your perfect life, huh? Oh...But without your precious girl, its not so perfect anymore is it?"
All the colour drained from my Mother's face. For one moment, I thought she was going to cry. But she stood strong.
"I don't want a perfect life, Bella. My husband is there for me. And I am there for him. As long as that remains true...I....We will be strong together. We will..." Tears started to to roll down her cheeks. "That is the least we can do for our daughter. Ophelia wants us to be strong."
"Ophelia....You just had to name her that, didn't you?"
To be continued....
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