The Train Of Despair

When I opened my eyes again, I was dressed in pajamas covered in tulips print. I was in my luxury childhood bedroom.I looked out the window. My father had parked the car in the garden, which was rare. My excited mother rushed toward the car when the car door opened. She started sobbing, overwhelmed by the emotions of reuniting with her daughter that went missing for a couple of decades. However, the teenage girl in my mother’s arms seemed to be oblivious to that. She looked up and sized me up with her dark eyes. Lynn Grant had returned home. In my last life, I pitied her for having to live in a small village for almost twenty years after being kidnapped. Hence, I let her have her way. However, she seduced my fiance and tricked me onto a train that sent me to a small village. At that time, I was already seven months pregnant.Because of what she had said, my in-laws did not visit me at all. I could only believe William and follow him to the outskirts to live with his rela

Lynn’s expression changed when she heard the melody. She charged forward and grabbed my collar before she started to hit me. My mother was shocked. She did not expect her long-lost daughter to be a savage. My father rushed over and stopped Lynn. It was only then that Lynn calmed down. She looked guilty as she hung her head and apologized to my parents. A hint of disappointment flashed across my mother’s eyes when she looked at me, who was playing the piano, and then at Lynn. I did not stop playing the familiar piece. My parents did not know why Lynn had such a sudden breakdown. However, I knew the reason why. There was not much entertainment in the village. In the evening, the speakers would play a piano tune to indicate that it was nighttime and everyone should go home. Then, moaning could be heard from each house. At Lynn’s age, she could already be a mother in the village. Hence, she was frightened when she heard that melody. It transported her back to her

Lynn got drunk and started acting out. No one could stop her. William could not stand the sight and carried her up the stairs. My father sighed in disapproval, but my mother held him back while mumbling something to him. They had waited for Lynn’s return for too long. When William wanted to take his leave, my mother told him to stay because it was too dangerous to drive at night. “Just stay in the guestroom tonight. After all, you’re our future son-in-law.” She then patted his hand. William seemed to understand her meaning, and he gestured that he would come find me later. Why would I let him do that? He had fooled me in my last life and sold me off to an old man for just two thousand dollars. He had also kicked my abdomen despite hearing my pleas. My heart tugged in pain when I recalled that. I was going to give him and Lynn a big gift tonight. I turned around and switched off the main power plug. The house that had never experienced a black-out was now in comp

The old woman from the village, Mary Bauer, seemed to know something. She dashed to my bedroom on the second floor. Before she could reach the door, William tried to escape from the room. Mary saw that William’s shirt was unbuttoned, and her eyes went wide in anger. She rushed into my bedroom furiously.Inside, she saw Lynn lying in my bed looking satisfied. She screamed and slapped Lynn.“You’re cheating!” Lynn’s eyes went wide in shock when she saw Mary. She grabbed her clothes to cover herself, but Mary slapped her so hard she fell back on the bed.William was overwhelmed with a sense of righteousness and rushed back in to stand in front of Lynn. He grabbed Mary by her clothes and demanded, “Who are you to act like this around here? She’s now the daughter of the Grant family, not a random girl from your village!” “I’m her mother-in-law!” Even though Marry looked poor, she was very confident. Her voice was loud, and she put her hands on her waist. William, who wa

My words gave Mary an idea.Now, she would work towards making her grandchildren inherit the Grant family’s wealth. In the living room, Lynn was crying hysterically. She held her clothes and kept saying that William had taken advantage of her after he got her drunk…William’s face was red, and he rubbed his hands anxiously. “I had too much to drink yesterday and was drunk. I thought you’re Harper!” A hint of murderousness flashed across my eyes. I had planned to send William Lynn’s way eventually anyway. I broke the silence. “Seems like fate got both of you together, so you can be her fiance instead!” The entire family was shocked when I said that. Lynn’s eyes lit up in anticipation.My mother blinked and accepted my proposal. She said, “I’m sorry Harper, but it has to be this way.” My father was the only one who slammed the table and was against it. However, he had no choice but to agree after Lynn fainted. They would be getting engaged in three days’ time. I