Chapter- 2

Chapter – 2
She faced the mirror, admiring her own beauty and thinking of the impressions her appearance might give out about her. She was happy, filled with life, and the dimpled shy smile always drew across her face. She knew this. Knew it perfectly well, that her fake act will wear off anytime soon. One day she’ll finally give up faking and pretending she was fine. Though deep down inside, she realized the silly fairytale she’s trying to get herself drowned into.

Shutting the door behind her with a thump, Linda felt the sunrays burning hot on her skin then hurried into her old car. The engine roared back to life, making her curse under her breath. She hated it; having to do what she absolutely despised with a passion and was extremely scared from; driving.

Linda parked at the gates of her dad’s luxurious house, and checked her reflection once again, making sure that the eyeliner didn’t wear off. She stepped out, gazing at the huge house which every corner of it kept reminding her of how it’d be like if she were to be living in it.

She knocked the door twice, and Susan’s smiling face appeared on the doorstep. Susan was her dad’s old housemaid, who usually greeted and welcomed Linda in. Linda entered Jamie and Anne’s room when they were playing their favourite video game on the LCD plasma screen. They both screamed together ‘Lindaaaaaa’ and fought their way to hug their oldest sister. She looked down on her sibling’s angelic faces, grateful about how little they knew on what’s yet to come. She wondered if they too, would hate or rather, dislike coming here.

They sat back down and enjoyed their time, while Linda counted the hours, minutes, and seconds left to finally leave this place when the door opened with a crack, her dad entered with the fakest smile Linda had ever seen drawn across his face.

Author's Note

Ignore the typos and the grammatical mistakes; this is just an attempt in writing as English is my second language.