Rachel

Rachel

“Remember my eighteenth birthday,” I said.

Daniel lifted his face with his eyes focused on me. “How can I forget?

I nodded, I knew what he meant. It was the same day a big tantrum happened in the house with a big fight between Daniel’s mom and his and my father too. The fight was so big that it even resulted in divorcing them both. I don’t know, what was the reason behind their fight that was so big that it resulted in separation, even being a cheater can’t separate Daniel’s mother from father but a fight did.

“What happened that day?” Daniel questioned, breaking the silence in between us.

I shook my head thinking about telling the truth and breaking my promise that I made only Daniel’s benefit or letting it go. But I guess it’s a little too late to forgo the topic itself.

“I don’t know, I don’t want to hurt you by telling you the truth,” I said, procrastinating to speak or let go.

Daniel smiled, ruffling my hair, like he used to when we were younger. “I don’t thing at anything can hurt me more, that it already did,”

“What do you mean?” I asked, not knowing the meaning behind his words. But Daniel smiled, shaking his head, asking to continue.

I nodded as my thoughts went to the night of my eighteenth birthday. The day was almost going to end but nobody for once has wished me, till now. I don’t care about anyone else, but even Daniel has been away since morning and not once does he wish me. All this time, even before we found out that we were siblings, he wished me, but this way when we live in the same house he is nowhere to be.

I hate that I’m so lonely, I hate that I have no family, no one calls my mine, even Daniel is starting to behave weird, maybe he is busy but he could at least call.

I sighed making my way down the hall. When I heard the sound of breaking glass that was coming from the master bedroom. I don’t know what is happening inside, so I walked standing just outside the door, when the voices of shouting.

“You’re nothing but a liar,” Shouted Daniel’s dad.

“Look who’s the one speaking about lying,” that’s Daniel mom her voice sounded raged.

I don’t know what they are talking about but the fact that I’m interested in what comes next from their mouth, is making my feet frozen at the same spot.

“It’s not the same thing all this time. I was guilty thinking I hurt you without knowing the fact that your lie was always in front of me with me and still I was so blinded that I could this time,” He sighed, with a voice sounding less reddened but heavy. Maybe by emotion, I don’t care. Let them I’m anyways going to move out this place tomorrow and I don’t want mess upon mood, listening to fucked up fighting about their fucked up relationship.

But my feet froze in place hearing something that I’m having a very hard time trusting.

“All this time I thought Daniel was my son, my heir, my own blood but he is not,” WTF is the old man talking about Daniel is not his son but he looks so much like him how can this be the truth.

As I was struggling, having a hard time digesting the news, the door opened with me coming face to face with Daniel’s mom, her face staring at me raged in fury, and all I did was run not wanting to be a victim of her anger.

I sighed, opening all my emotions and secrets in front of Daniel but I’m just too afraid to look at him, right I don’t know how he will react to learning the truth that he is technically not the real son of his dad.

But to my surprise Daniel isn’t sad at all but laughing, as if I told his joke or something.

I don’t know what is happening to him, maybe he is too sad to think rationally.

“Daniel, are you fine,” I asked, being too worried about him.

“Rachel, I’m an adult and a doctor, I don’t think it is something big enough to upset me,” He sighed, with a smile still remaining on his face. “It’s good to know at least why dad started acting weird after your birthday, and knowing that I’m not the one who is at fault. Well in other words I’m, who cares I’ve at least.”

I nodded, with a small smile.

“So everything is back to normal like it used to be, or you still have any hard feelings for me,” said Daniel.

“I never once had any hard feelings for you, I kept my distance from you because your mom asked me to,” I mumbled.

“What did she say to you?” Asked Daniel,

“She, I’ve to leave the house and never contact anyone else, otherwise dad will never add your name in the property bill and also will stop paying for auctions,” I sighed remembering her words. “I know how badly you wanted to be surgeon and that’s I thought staying away from me is good for you and your career,”

“Are you a fool,” Daniel raged and hugged me tightly. “How can think of doing so reckless, are you nuts, my mom was manipulating you to do what she wanted, and she used me as a weapon, you don’t know how she if she wants she could sacrifice meforher benefit, but you’re too naive too understand that, I don’t even know how you survived all this years all alone,”

“Daniel,” I mumbled.

“Shh, remember my words when we met for the first time at school,” I nodded.

I remember I was ten at that time and a few boys older than me bullied me, cause I don’t have a dad. Then Daniel silenced everyone and sat me, wiping my tears. “You’re different, that’s why they hate you, you don’t have dad right,” I nodded looking at eyes . That seems scary but the way he talks to me, makies me like him. “Do you have a brother,” I shook my head. I nodded, holding me and taking me with him to the bullies. “You guys, this girl you see is my little sister, and if you or anyone else dared to hurt, you’ll get your ass kicked by me, Understand,” He shouted the last part loudly, letting them hear loud and clear. And nodded there, a smile blossomed on my face seeing someone caring about me.

Daniel turned, looking at me. “You know I always wanted a little sister of my own , someone whom I can take care of, but my parents never gave me one, well no worries now I’ve one,” he finished ruffling my hair.

Even at that time without knowing the fact that we’ve same dad, which later turned out to be a lie, we’re family.

I smiled remembering old times, and Danile ruffled my hair with hand like he always does.

‘Godthing at last I’ve Rachel my sister with me,” Daniel mumbled, hugging me once again. “I guess i should leave now,”

“Why were you here and with a bag,” I asked, noticing a big bag with him that I hadn’t noticed earlier.

Daniel smiled, rubbing the back of his neck. “Well I thought maybe I could stay night here today,”

“And why that, you’ve home right,” I asked.

Daniel hid his glace from me, looking anywhere but at me. “Fine, don’t give that deadly start, to your big brother,” I sighed, waiting for a moment. “I burned my house,”

“What the Fuck,” I shouted, not trusting his words.