Chapter 29: Escape Plan

Looking back, I don’t think there was ever a day in my life living within the walls of this house that I never thought of leaving, of packing my bags with just my necessities, then walking out and never turning back.

I always thought of what my life would be like if I ever had the courage to finally break free from my sister’s claws, my mother’s nagging, and my father’s disapproval of me.

Most days when my sister would really push me to a brink, I would find myself starting to pack my things, but then stopping. I never had the guts to truly go all the way.

But what I did manage to do was find out how to get out of this place without being seen, without letting others hear my footsteps, and the nooks and crannies of this place that many don’t even bother to explore.

I’ve stayed in many of them. I’ve gotten lost in most of them on purpose because there I could actually find peace, but only until I am called or demanded to show up.

This time, I wasn’t going to hide out in them.