"Ms.Elsa... Congratulations. You have just won another trpphy tonight," the teacher proclaims as she hands over the trophy. Else's gaze wanders elsewhere. Her gaze land on the 3 empty seats located in the front row. Maybe next year, I shall just cancel their names from the list since they never showed up before,Elsa thought as she sat down.
"Elsa, how are you going home? Need a lift?" Alycia's words startled her.
"Erm... I don't think they will be here." Elsa managed to answer with a smile on her face.
Alycia's mum always sent her home after all the award giving ceremonies. Alycia's mum started going on how lucky she is to have Alycia and how Alycia got a trophy. Alycia looked embarassed and tried to get her mum to stop. When her mum's car stopped in front of Elsa's house, she turned around and told Elsa, "Congratulations on the trophies you've won." That sentence startled Elsa. No grown up ever said that to her before. She smiled and said thanks as she got out from the car.
"Maybe things will be a little different today..." Elsa thought to herself. She opened the door slowly. She stepped inside the house. "Well, I guess there're things that will never change." she said to herself as she walked into the kitchen. She took out a piece of post-it and tacked it onto the fridge. She wrote "Heyz, I won 2 awards today. Tomorrow is the big game. You'll be there right? You promised. Love, Elsa." She drank a glass of milk and then she went to sleep. She wanted to get enough rest so she would be at her best during the game tomorrow.
Next morning when Elsa got up, she went down into the kitchen to get some breakfast. She saw another post-it note on the top of hers. It said "Sorry dear, I know you must be upset but we are attending a counselling session with your sister... You understand, right? Love, MUM" Elsa tore the note into pieces and threw it into the bin. That night, she still gave her best as she was the co-captain of the cheerleading squad. She couldn't let them see her troubled on a big night like this. After the game ended, she went home. As she opened the front door, she could hear laughters from within. She walks in and sees her whole family seated in front of the TV watching some aged old comedy. She walks past them and goes into her room without making a sound.
"Where did you go last night?!" Elsa was awaken by her mum's screaming. She sat up with an alarmed expression on her face.
"I... I... I came home right after the game. You guys were watching TV so I didn't want to bother you." Elsa answered.
Elsa's mum stared at her for awhile then yelled at Elsa to be quick so she wouldn't be late for tuition. "Your sister's class is going to end soon. Quick!"
After tuition, Elsa waited. She waited for her mum to come and pick her up. She called her mum's cell phone after an hour or waiting. No one answered. She called her dad's cell phone. No one answered that too. After awhile, she recieved a SMS from her mum saying that they had to rush to this emergency meeting with Kelsey's teachers. They will not be able to pick her up. Elsa stared at her phone. Tears began to trickle down her cheek. She walked home alone not caring about the danger of the prowlers.
When she got home, as she was getting herself a glass of water, she recieved another SMS. They must have sent a SMS to ask if I am safely home already or not. she thought. I shall ignored it. She read the msg "Don't stay up waiting for us. We took her for dinner as she managed to get an A in english." Elsa slammed the glass of water on the table. The glass shattered into a million pieces. Elsa picked up the biggest piece of the glass and slit her wrist. She did not know why she did that. When she came back to her senses, there was blood everywhere. She quickly took a bandage and badaged it up. Then she cleared up the mess. She had to talk to someone. She ran out of the house. She ran to Alycia's house to learn that Alycia was at her aunt's house and wouldn't be back till the next day. Elsa didn't know where else to go. She wandered around till she got to a park. She was tired from walking. She sat down on a bench. Sitting on the other side of the bench was this girl who looked like her age. They got to know each other. Elsa learnt that the girl's parent's never noticed she was gone and she didn't want to go home. She's been out for 3 months now.
Elsa felt scared. What if her parents didn't notice she was gone too. She had to hurry home. When she got home, her parent's were already home. What if they are worried and have called the cops already? Elsa thought to herself. It's already half past one. She walks in and finds the house suprsingly dark. They didn't even notice she was gone. She got upstairs into her room and cried.
"Elsa, you better wake up now. You're suppose to tutor me! Mum's going to be angry at you if you don't wake up now!" Kelsey shouted from outside the room door. She opened the door and walked over to Elsa's bed. The next scene was something she will never forget. She turns Elsa body around to see Elsa's pale face. Then Kelsey sees the blood stained sheets. She screamed. There was a bandage on the bedside table, next to it was a note.
The cut was not that deep, really. I was hoping that one of you might actually suddenly remember there was a girl named Elsa living in this house and maybe drop by and find her before it was too late. If you're reading this now and it is in the morning, I guess I just don't matter to the family anymore. All I wanted was just a few praises from you all. I worked so hard so that you might notice me. You might still remember your daughter Elsa. I can't stand it anymore. I can't stand living with a family who isn't a family... Well... at least not to me. Love you all. Alot alot alot....
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