bronwyn partridge - fin [d7]

Sophie Droogendijk

I was always forced to be the strongest, to support ma family and to make sure that they were safe, to make sure that none of us were ever harmed. And whenever Olive climbs dangerously high I am forced to scold her, saying that she will surely fall and snap her neck, no matter how harsh that may seem. And one day it's going to happen, my little 'sister' is gonna fall and were gonna be forced to pick up her 'lil body in the grass, poor 'lil Olive. I don't regret anything though, all except for Victor dying, in such an awful way. Before I came here he was sick, nearly dead, and I thought he would live, my dear little brother. None was I so lucky though, he passed away in his sleep, the little bugger. I sure as hell miss him, but I'll see him soon, I know it.

Every night I can see his eyes shutting, it's a never-ending cycles that haunts me just as much as the other messed up kids in this house. There's little Claire and Olive, both a bit quiet and strange, they hardly ever talk. And then Emma, oh dear Emma, she's prolly the only one here who even cares; besides me of course, I care so damn much about my family, it's unbelievable sometimes how they can be so careless, they need all the protection they can get.

Mom once told me that I was a strong little girl, when I would pick up my brother and carry him around' the house with one arm, grinning and showing off large crooked teeth. I always beat the other kids at the playground, I would always go faster, I was always the best, better than the boys; this made me different, an outsider. Victor still cared though, he still came to see me and comfort me, there to tell me that everything was gonna be okay, he didn't promise that he would be okay though. And now he's gone, and i'm stuck with my new family.

And maybe one day I will come to love them just as much as I loved Victor. Just maybe...

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