Dark Secret by Danielle Rose

Author:Danielle Rose [Rose, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642631661
Publisher: Waterhouse Press

Chapter Nine

I’m dreaming.

I sit up, looking around. My head feels heavy, and the room is dark. As I stand and rise from the bed, it takes every bit of strength I can muster to walk just a few steps.

I look around the room, noticing the full-length corner mirror Mamá brought home for me last summer, the cracked wall that serves as a reminder of when I lost control and attacked my own coven, and the shattered picture frames that lie in piles on the floor. I lean down and glance at each photo.

The collage is of a beautiful girl. She smiles next to an older woman who closely resembles her. They hug each other as if nothing could tear apart their bond. In the next photo, the girl stands with an arched back, strong legs, and straight arms pointed toward the sky. She’s wearing a metallic, sparkly leotard. In another picture, the girl is a child. She’s standing beside a man who holds her close.

The girl is me, but at the same time, I’m not her anymore. In these photos, I look happy, as if life gave me everything I’d ever asked for. Our faces are the ultimate disguise for the turmoil that lies beneath. The girl in these pictures was used to hiding her inner demons; she had everyone fooled.

I set the photographs on the bedside table and walk around the bed, trailing my hand against the footboard. The door to the hallway is open, and clothes clutter the floor beside it. I left so abruptly I didn’t have time to clean.

A scattering of Post-it Notes decorates the wall beside a desk. They’re written in sloppy handwriting.

Write more poetry.

Help Liv with garden.

Clean closet.

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