TimeNovelChapter 1910
In what | believe to be memories of a past life-thanks to Joseph's hypnosis-l remember my mom as a gentle,
delicate soul. If we're being nice, you'd call her gentle and soft-spoken. But if we're not sugar-coating it, she was
timid and a bit of a pushover. Even when she found out her husband was cheating with her sister, she just
quietly endured it. She chose to turn a blind eye because, apart from the Reeves family, she had nowhere else to
turn.
When | was just a kid, my Aunt Shannon lost her husband. Aunt Shannon and my mom were sisters, but they
didn't share the sparents. My mom was the love child my granddad had before he got married, while Aunt
Shannon was born to the wife he married later. Though the sisters looked somewhat alike, my mom was softer,
while Aunt Shannon had this irresistible charm.
On that particular day, Mom had gone to Grandma's to help out. | woke up from my nap earlier than usual and
heard sstrange noises coming from a room on the second floor. Thinking Mom was back, | headed up the
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtstairs. The bedroom door was slightly open. Inside, Aunt Shannon was on top of my dad, the two of them
wrapped up in a passionate embrace.
| was frozen in place, and the doll | was holding slipped from my hand, landing with a dull thud. Both Aunt
Shannon and Dad turned, startled, and sawstanding there. Dad's face turned a shade darker. Aunt Shannon
quickly grabbed his arm and whispered, "What are we gonna do? If people find out, I'll never be able to show my
face again. You need to fix this!"
Back in those days in Harbor City, a widow hooking up with her brother-in-law was scandalous enough to ruin her
reputation forever. Dad tried to calm Aunt Shannon down, then cover to me. "Elodie, did you see anything
just now?" he asked, trying to sound patient.
Even though | was young, | knew they'd done something they didn't want anyone else to know about. So, | shook
my head. But Aunt Shannon stepped up, picked up the doll, and said, "Elodie, how about we go to your room and
play with dolls?"
Looking at Aunt Shannon's face, which remindedof Mom's, | felt a shiver of fear. | stepped back,
wanting to say no, but she didn't net
givethe chance. She grabbed my arm and started leadingdown the hallway. | tried to pull away, but my
little arms were no match for her grip.
As we got to the hallway, Aunt Shannon's face turned downright scary. She lifted her hand and pusheddown
the stairs. | tumbled down, each step bringing sharp pain. Before | blacked out, | saw Dad rushing to Aunt
Shannon, shocked, asking, "What have you done?"
"If you don't want our secret to get out, this is the only way! Anyway, she's just a daughter. I'll give you a son
later. We can send her to the countryside and say
she's possessed or something, right?" she shot back.
Dad's anger slowly faded into silence. The next morning, they shippedoff to the countryside No matter how
much | cried, the family insisted | was possessed. Mom didn't want to letgo, but Aunt Shannon brought in
sso-called expert who confidently
claimed | was possessed by an evil spirit, which was why I fell down the stairs.
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