842 Days in the Asylum: My Family’s Gift のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

Lyra’s POVThe Kane hated me for taking their real daughter’s place, so after they found her, they turned me into a scapegoat for something their real daughter did wrong and locked me away in an asylum. I thought I was finally free the day I was released—but they found me again, smiling as they claimed I was actually their true daughter after all.Eight hundred and forty-two days. That’s how long it had been since I last stood outside without someone watching me, waiting to drag me back inside and force more of those bitter pills down my throat.“Lyra, go live your life and don’t ever come back!” Annie, my only friend in there, shouted behind the gates before the nurses dragged her away. Her screams faded into the distance, leaving a chill crawling down my spine.Live my life? I chuckled bitterly at Annie’s words. Now that I was finally free, I realized I had nowhere to go.I’d been happy enough to not end up in the street. How dare I hope to live my life.Pathetic, wasn’t it?I walked

Lyra’s POVI closed my eyes and waited for the worst.But then Matteo was there. Tires screeched violently behind me before strong hands grabbed my shoulders.“Lyra? Lyra!” His voice sounded furious and panicked at the same time. “Are you fucking insane? You jumped out of the car!”I forced my eyes open slowly.Matteo was still Matteo. But for the first time in years, there was something in his eyes besides disgust. Fear? Panic? Maybe even the slightest bit of concern.The look was so unfamiliar that for a moment, it felt like he was staring at someone else instead of me.When we were younger, I used to follow Matteo everywhere like his shadow. He would laugh and call me his little tail.Even after Lily arrived, I still clung to him out of habit. Blood or not, we had grown up together. Loving him had once felt as natural as breathing.But after Lily came home, everything changed. Whenever I approached Matteo, he no longer called me his little tail. He only told me to fuck off.“I wis

Lyra’s POV“We’re here.” Matteo’s voice gently pulled me awake.I must have fallen asleep during the drive, not that it had been a peaceful sleep. Like always, it had been another nightmare.I was fifteen again, standing in front of my birthday cake. Mama had told me to wait for Papa to come home before blowing out the candles, but I had been too excited. I closed my eyes, made a wish, and whispered it with all my heart.“I want Papa, Mama, and Brother to stay with me forever.”As I looked at the familiar mansion outside the window, I almost laughed at the irony. That wish had come true in the worst possible way.I was back. Back in the house that had become my nightmare.“Come on.” Matteo got out first, then walked around and opened my door.He hesitated for a moment before extending a hand. “You’re still weak. Do you want me to carry you inside?”The question sounded polite. Considerate, even.But I knew better. Matteo wasn’t worried about me. He was probably worried I might lose co

Lyra’s POV“This year, Lily became old enough to know the truth,” Papa continued. “So your mother and I finally told her. She accepted it well. We thought it was time to bring you home and tell you the truth too.”He let out a long sigh and fell silent.Mama immediately picked up where he left off.“See, Lyra?” Tears shimmered in her eyes. “We are your real family. Baby, come here. I'm so happy I can finally tell you the truth.”Her lips kept moving. But I couldn't hear another word.“We are your real family."Then why? Why? Why!!!!?Just because they wanted Aunt Alice's daughter to grow up happy, they had decided it was acceptable to sacrifice me?“Lyra, you're blaming me, aren't you?” Mama's eyes reddened. “You have to understand. Alice was more than my sister. She was like a mother to me. Her dying wish was for her daughter to have a happy life. We had to...”She opened her arms toward me, smiling. It was a relieved, almost self-congratulatory smile, as if she believed everything ha

Lyra’s POVPapa stopped. Nobody moved.“Alright,” Mama sobbed. “Alright.”Her trembling hands searched through her pockets until she found her phone. She opened the recording app and held the screen up for me to see.“I, Elara Kane, hereby renounce all ties to Lyra Kane. From this day forward, she will have no connection to the Kane family.”“Add this,” I said coldly. “You will never force me to come back. If I leave today, you will never interfere with my life again.”Mama's shoulders shook. But she repeated every word.When she finished, I lowered the knife. Lily collapsed immediately into Mama's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.Mama held her tight. Papa rushed to them. Matteo stood frozen where he was.I looked at them one last time, then I turned toward the front door and ran.I heard Papa yelling for the guards to stop me.Then I heard Mama shouting back. “Let her go!”I didn't look back. I kept running until I found a small pawn shop tucked between two old buildings. Inside, I took