My Darlings by Marie Still
Author:Marie Still [Marie Still]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00+00:00
My heartbeat pounds in my head. Each pulse sends a throbbing pain reverberating through the interior of my skull. My mouth tastes sour and foul, and my throat burns from what must have been vomit. I canât remember puking, or how I got home, or anything really.
âWake up, Bryony.â My motherâs voice sends a chill down my spine. I open my eyes to her standing over my bed. She looks eerily calm. Itâs when she looks like this that I fear her the most.
I try to sit up and wince at the increased pain each small movement brings. âIâm sorry. I didnât drink that much.â My voice sounds hoarse and strained.
âYou donât remember, do you?â She starts laughing, the sound like glass shattering. My entire body shakes. Iâm less afraid of what Iâve done than I am of what sheâs about to do to me. She stands, throws my phone in my lap and leaves. Bile creeps up my esophagus. I swallow it down. My entire body quakes after I unlock my phone and see hundreds of notifications of texts, calls, and every social media app.
When I open my texts, I see why.
I crawl out of bed and take out my violin. I play Bachâs Partita No. 2 until the notes lose meaning; itâs just chaos and noise. A chainsaw. My fingers bleed. My muscles ache. I donât stop. The music chases away the shame and the ache. Minutes or maybe hours later, thereâs no telling, I open the door to go to the bathroom.
Mother is standing in the hallway outside my door. âYouâre a good girl, my darling.â
Pride swells in my chest, replacing the shame.
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