Lola: Lady Misery
r, digging my small fingers into my scarred arm. I sighed.
o slap harder against the glass, followed by a strike o
se of the analogue clo
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y returned my stare to the partly broken window in front of me, getting used
utched on tightly to the dusty worn-out doll in my arms, trying to cou
s more than a chil
.." I whisper
tal bed. Without a mattress on it, I roughly straightened the paper-like she
y eyes immediately. I felt the sharp pointy ends of the bed strings,
ze, unable to breathe. Slowly the sound o
even skip a beat,
and gently la
y, gently lifting
py. With the candle lamp in her hand, I could see her all
tle. I gulped my saliva, feeling the aura of pure ev
Regina", I added,
Lola?" She rose my head
o respond. I timidly
sist
want t
ng Rosary around her neck, hoping for a miracle to save me. I looke
No si
she straightened her back. "Good girl". She t
. She
esitant and scared. I s
, Si
the top floor, the third floor, which was under construction but later abandoned, leav
sister?" I said unable
nce Lo
s the storeroom door. She slowly pulled
he door, releasing my hand. She walked down the th
She walked towards the shelf full of
to me, "L
h a plain expression. She dropped
this time, standing up straigh
aid
immediately walked toward her,
rose my he
e lamp on a shelf an
and on my cheek. The top of her
ister R
k out the rice for tomorrow's breakfast. So, since I won't be able to do two things at
nconsciously as my sto
e, she continued, "I want you, Lola, to help me pick out each grain
to go to the side, pul
breakfast. For you, me and your d
straight, "
of the floor. "But... But why ... What
to my eye level. She gently grabbed my j
ngs named Lola?" I sho
She squeezed m
a..." I mumbled,
alked to the small wooden window of the room, pushing it ope
me, picking up the
ct you to be done w
odd
ore than enough light for you to see. After all, you'
walking towa
er hand on t
almost
o me. She kicked the half-filled bag of rice
can have dinner". She turned to the door. "L
f tears filling my eyes, whic
rain of rice from the floor. In a few minutes, placing more than two handfuls of grains into