Bittersweet Goodbyes.

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Chapter 1
I remember the day you were born. It was around 11:30 in the morning when I got a call from the hospital. I was at home with my maid. She was a like friend to me. It was 2007, when you, Rain came to this world, into my life. My dad called saying,
‘It’s a girl Emma!’
I jumped from excitement and glee that had filled me wholly.  
‘See daddy, it’s because I’ve been a really good girl now that God gave me a sister!’
That was the best day of my life. Rain was like a beacon of light that came through my dark phase and helped me become a better person. The darkness within me began to burn away into ashes because that murky void began to glow like the sun. She made me happy. She helped me become someone who appreciated living. However all I could give her was death, horror and a traumatizing incident. An incident that will forever make me shed tears and guilt over something that I could have put an end to.
I was so contented that I could cry. When Rain came home I was waiting at the door with a toy doll in my hand, waiting for my baby Rain so I could give it to her as a welcome home present.
‘Darling, Rain is too small for toys right now. It could hurt her.’ My mom had said that to me like a million times yet I always kept it beside her because that curly headed doll was the first image of Rain in my mind of when she grows up. Hey! Turns out she did she have curly hair.
The day I got chicken pox was a terrible day. Mom had me locked up in a room to avoid contact with Rain so she won’t be affected but I couldn’t resist. I took her into my arms and kissed her and the next day, well Rain was hideously covered in red spots. Haha. That was a good day.
Rain was a cute baby. She still is, and will always be. She would always take my things and flush them away. She was moody too. I was mad at her at times, but not for long. Of course, Rain’s smile would always light up my world like a Christmas tree. She helped me get rid of the loneliness that I suffered. The life I lived in solitude was silenced after a long time. But I think it’s somehow making its way into my life again. I-
‘Emma! Honey, are you there? The police wants to know what happened.’
I really want to go back to the time wh-                                    
‘Emma?’
When Rain came home like a tiny peanut wrapped in a blanket-
‘Emma, please we are all in a shock right now but we have to stay strong’
Her eyes were the most beautiful glossy eyes that I had ever seen, so holl-
‘Excuse, Miss Emma, did you see his face? Do you know him? Have you seen him somewhere else? Miss Emma?’
‘I SAID I DON KNOW! I WASN’T THERE!’ I scream with tears forming in the corner of my eyes.
‘Mom, I’m tired. I’m going back to my room. Please DO NOT ASK ME TO DO THIS AGAIN’

 Continuation in the next chapter...

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