Lola: Lady Misery
nd noon. Mother left an hour later off to anothe
The girls locked themselves in their room, and me alone in mine, pretending like we weren't f
ng through the window, lik
ggling to see Sister Regina w
Kate whis
slowly in the dark, with the rain beating heavily on her um
aid immediately
tool. With the four of us by the door waiting, sh
, gesturing to her. She skipp
as to stay at the window upstairs, to keep a looko
idea", An
?" Beatr
aiting for her to answer herself. "What? ... Why are you
ed her forehead,
f the stair, turning to Grace, "Grace, could you please stand guard at the stairs
running back
sement, with me in front. I stood still by
alled behind s
u..." Anna placed her
ice echoed behind u
fear. Dianne stood by t
called out soft
" Anna asked taking a step back. Dianne ga
leaving us stuck in the conversation. "Grace's
ts as I turned to the door. Without thinking t
want one of us to go wit
'm sure",
uced drastically; now ending at my waist. I pointed the light from
to the bed, pointing the flashlight at the spot I thought Grace dropped the box
g both my hands into the water. Scared and hastily, my fing
ked closer to the bed, gently placing it. Removing the flashlight from
n my palm. I took one more look a
IC
. My eyes widened as I
small photo, and two h
. I stared at the page title, matching it with th
elt out, My
through them. Most of the letters and words we
heet, reading as fast as I
e papers shocked and heartbroken as tear
t face the world after the terrible incident that brought about my existence, alongside the shame of being removed from
Unfortunately, she wasn't emotionally strong enough to raise me. She left me un
e I was born. "Shalom", was what she wrote. It meant "Peace". I didn't know who named me, and why h
rrible and worthless, seeing as I was nothing but a product of pa
from the door. I shot
he stood a few feet away from me. She dragged her eyes to the open
odd
ed the picture to me and then back at herself, she stared at the picture quietly. It was a pictur
e Sister Gabriella", a weak smile stretched on
as my