Aurora Dubois Short Story

It was a tempestuous and frigid winter evening when Aurora Dubois was introduced to the world, albeit it was picturesque in the eyes of her parents, for they had finally been blessed with a little girl after trying so desperately to conceive one — her four eldest brothers spoke quite clearly for that. She was personified perfection from the beginning, and it was evident that this darling little girl would have everyone wrapped around her little finger for years to come.

One would assume that growing up in a large family, much like Aurora had, would have its fair share of difficulties. Perhaps one child wouldn’t receive as much attention as the other, or maybe there would be a constant stream of bickering and spite, as all siblings have a tendency to get underneath each others skin — this wasn’t the case with the Dubois children, though. Their family in general was loving, carefree, and an all around spectacular …show more content…
She was allocentric, and didn’t really care for the material goods, but she was thankful nonetheless. However, as the years ticked forward, things seemed to change. It was evident that her parents were beginning to struggle, but the youngest of the four was unsure of the reasoning behind it. It surely couldn’t have been money, seeing as her parents both held successful careers, and it couldn’t have been borderlining the issue of divorce, as their love was clear as day in the way the spoke to one another; or so she thought. Unbeknownst to the youngest Dubois, her parents marriage had been crumbling for several years now, and merely hit rock bottom once her mother came out with the confession of her unfaithful behavior with a man from their church. They had been fronting happiness to refrain from upsetting their