Chapter 15

Shoot

I leave the dining hall and walk back upstairs. I lock the door as soon as I reach my room. I slide down against the wooden door like a melting candle.

She hates me that much. I don't know but I feel like I deserve it. I deserve the pain I am feeling right now. I have failed her as her mother in so many ways. I have no right to complain now. As a matter of fact, giving me a good dressing down is not enough to compensate for all the things I've done in the past.

I’ve never been a good mother to her. I am completely useless. I am in no position to complain about the way she treated me now. I have no right to feel hurt. I have no right to her. Nothing at all.

Never did I expect that this encounter would bring me into tears. Perhaps, it's because of the pain I am feeling at the moment.

Just carry on, Brii. Just bear with it a little bit more.

It is late in the evening when I suddenly get up from a deep sleep. I find myself inside a dark and cold room. I stretch my arms and reach for