The groans and creaks of the ancient structure echo through the building in my room like an old man who has seen too many sunless days. Climbing ever higher a scream races up my throat, pulling at my lips, but I will not make a sound, he will not hear me. Why did my sisters go and leave me in this place? I thought we had a special bond. Maybe my family was always doomed.
'Bang, bang, bang.'
I hear knocking at the front door. The knock is violent and unforgiving. Is it him?
Where are you Julia, my precious sister? My Julia, so strong, yet so willing to believe in a love that will never be fulfilled. Your man was a harlequin yet you could