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“Sometimes you need a human to get into your deepest painful memories, not a diary to feel appreciated.” [Jacqueline]

[Third Person’s POV]:

Remo: “I don’t know what to say to that.”

He wasn’t sure what to say to her. Because any word he would say would never suffice nor could reduce what she had lost, forever.

Jacqueline: “You don’t have to say anything, Remo. The fact that you are listening without judging me is enough.”

Remo: “Okay.”

Remo: “What happened the second time?”

Jacqueline: “We had servants in the house, out of which one was responsible for taking care of me. So one night she went to the ground floor to fetch some water when she heard hushed voices of my grandparents as well as uncle from the drawing-room. She tiptoed to the room and eavesdropped on them. They were discussing how they will kill me tomorrow, and then will beat mom and chase her out.”

Her fingers quivered, her eyes welled up with tears. It was a painful memory for her that she never shared with anyone. She was too young to remember it. But every time she heard it from her mother, it would hammer her heart into pieces.

Remo: “What happened later?”

A sigh left her mouth as she typed again.

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said she had to stuck fingers in my throat to get that out. That was when her patience broke and she took me to the first floor but they started screaming behind her. She tried to lock the door but they stopped it when she moved her neck behind. She found everyone coming behind her with wooden sticks and that made her make a run for it when Dad arrived. He forgot to bring his receipt book and had to come back after an hour of traveling. He got sus***ious when he found one servant standing at the gate

and horrible experience your parents had gone through.

Jacqueline: “Thank you.”

and alive. I am even glad that

We stayed there for 4 years and then came back to stay in a rented

“Oh. Why did you go back to

Dad’s sister’s husband cheated on her and got married. Things were going south for our paternal family. So dad has to come for his

you showed me today, maybe everyone is struggling with something that we don’t know about. I am sorry for judging you

her, someone who didn’t mock her, or someone who didn’t believe she was too sentimental. And the most

“It’s Okay. I am good now. How

sensitive topic for him. Remembering those incidents always cuts the deepest. Nevertheless, since Jacqueline had shared her deepest pain, it became a duty that he did too. No matter what was the depth of his deepest

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that it was rent for the years they lived with them. We had to sleep in Church for three days without food and then as if heaven had taken pity on us Dad’s Friend found us in the church and he took us to his home, where we lived in a single

red toy car that his father’s friend gifted him, other than that, there were no toys. He had felt the pain

ping from the phone brought his attention back to

that made

He found he cannot remember when was the last time someone said something

your parent’s relations change

their visits became more frequent and they said they were guilty. My parents chose to forgive them, it turned out they needed money

they are strong enough to give everything they have to people they love even if they are aware of their

toxic for them though, and they will realize it soon. And I hope when that happens you can