'Act normal, act normal,' being the only thought running through Eleanor’s head as she heads downstairs. The conversation with Logan had put her on edge and now she can’t get the thought of it out of her head. The world could be ours, Eleanor.
The new thoughts that Logan has risen to the surface of her mind makes her hands shake constantly and subconsciously. The endless possibilities, and the only thing that she has to do is leave this place. But leaving means leaving the only place she’s ever really considered home.
I’m leaving tonight. If you want to learn what you could do, meet me by the front door at midnight.
Eleanor walks into the dining room, where some people are playing a card game. They try to get her to play, but Eleanor just …show more content…
It’s a never-ending battle between family and freedom. What her heart wants and what her head wants are two completely different and divergent ideas. For the first time in five years, Eleanor thinks of her mother. How nice it would be to have someone to talk to, someone who’s answer hasn’t already been swayed one way or the other. Eleanor tries to picture her mother in her head but only gets a blurry outline of someone with blond hair that could be hundreds of other people. The only photos of Alice Brooks are at the Brooks estate. Eleanor tries to stop them, but the memories come rushing in. The dark days and endless nights. The shouting that would echo throughout the house. The blood, the bruises, and the broken hearts. A repeating cycle that was like a sad song stuck on repeat. It’s the words that were shouted at a four year old. Ones no one would ever think she could understand at that age — much less remember — but the words continue to bounce around her head a decade later. Those rare, cold nights when he wasn't home, Alice would tell her children sweet stories until they fell
The new thoughts that Logan has risen to the surface of her mind makes her hands shake constantly and subconsciously. The endless possibilities, and the only thing that she has to do is leave this place. But leaving means leaving the only place she’s ever really considered home.
I’m leaving tonight. If you want to learn what you could do, meet me by the front door at midnight.
Eleanor walks into the dining room, where some people are playing a card game. They try to get her to play, but Eleanor just …show more content…
It’s a never-ending battle between family and freedom. What her heart wants and what her head wants are two completely different and divergent ideas. For the first time in five years, Eleanor thinks of her mother. How nice it would be to have someone to talk to, someone who’s answer hasn’t already been swayed one way or the other. Eleanor tries to picture her mother in her head but only gets a blurry outline of someone with blond hair that could be hundreds of other people. The only photos of Alice Brooks are at the Brooks estate. Eleanor tries to stop them, but the memories come rushing in. The dark days and endless nights. The shouting that would echo throughout the house. The blood, the bruises, and the broken hearts. A repeating cycle that was like a sad song stuck on repeat. It’s the words that were shouted at a four year old. Ones no one would ever think she could understand at that age — much less remember — but the words continue to bounce around her head a decade later. Those rare, cold nights when he wasn't home, Alice would tell her children sweet stories until they fell