Bella back home...

It was the last day of Bella's school... There were no much pleasant memories of school but still, she preferred to stay here rather than moving to her aunt's house where she would remain a burden and be loathed at. But she had nowhere else to go and they were her only family...

Packing was easy since there was nothing much to pack... She had only two sets of uniforms and a pair of daily wares... The little toy Panda was the only connection she had with her late father since it was his gift to Bella... She always wondered, will her parents ever would be happy having her if they were alive since she was never good at anything particular...?

She was seventeen now and was a complete mature girl...

She lifted up her bag and said her farewell to the school which endured her presence in the past twelve years...

This time as she walked through the neighbourhood, she saw the plain hatred in the neighbour s face... They never liked her and the news that she had come to stay forever was not good news...

She tried to give a nod and a slight smile, but no one minded her anyway.

And Bella preferred it that way... she always wore a headset in her ears so that people believed she was arrogant to respond rather than sympathise her to be deaf, dumb and unlucky.

She wore a short wig so it completely hid her long black hair... That way, she appeared fierce and not feeble...

Annie was not happy... But never minded anyway... Nothing was going to change and she would not be burdened with kitchen and cleaning anymore...

Bella always stayed in the storeroom. It was her favourite place because it had things relating her to her past... There was a photo of her parents and remnants of their things...

She took no time in cleaning the room and unpacking her things...

Her writings were her only asset and she continued writing... That way she could find peace and take a nap...

Next morning she took over her age-old chore... She was good at them anyway.. washing, cleaning and cooking... In school too she was handed over these chores since she was only good at it... They never minded her writing skills since she never showed them any.

She never got tired or hungry...

When Dona returned home from school, she found aunt embracing her and kissing her as if they were meeting after a long time...

Aunt Annie could never part with Dona hence she even packs lunch and goes to her school in the afternoon...

But Bella never envied Dona... She was grateful they did not throw her away and decided to raise her even after knowing she will turn out useless...

Bella worked at a store nearby, a few hours, to earn a little so she need not depend on her aunt for buying ink or paper...

She never stopped writing as it was the only way to believe herself that she exists...