t tightened painful as she gasped for breath, her hands holding her throats. She had been holding back her pain, trying to stay strong, but now, terror clawed at her inside

wave of dizziness hit her. The shadows in the room seemed to dance around her, mocking her helplessness. She tried to take a

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ely. She was no longer trap

a white coat standing beside her bed. It was Dr. Collins, The Earnshaw family doctor. His face was filled with concern,his sharp eyes studying her calmly. Anna's throat was dry. She tried to speak, but her voice came out as nothing more than a d

ked round the place. " The hospital," She whispered. Dr Collins took a deep breath, p

apped and everything went blank". " Well, you had an asthma attack", he s

ared at her slightly. "Tell me, Anna ... What's going on in that house?" She stiffened. " You're safe here,"he assured her. " No one can hurt you. But I need to know,how are you being treated at the Earnshaw estate?" . Anna's Lips shaked out of fear. She wanted to tell him everything. How her aunty barely acknowledged

She hesitated at first, but something about the Do

y". Sometimes I don't eat until late at night, after everyone else is asleep". The doctor stamped his feet on the floor. " You're thirteen, Anna. You should be in school. You should be cared for". She lowered her gaze, her fingers holding on to the hospital blanket. "

firmly. " I will convince your aunty to send you to

am a burden to her and her family". " Then I will convince her and make

have a better future". For the first time in yea

tside her door. " That girl is nothing but trouble,"A familiar voice hissed. Anna's

", Another voice, softer but

hock. Her late parents never told her anything about this. The hallway outside felt silent. Anna's breathing left Her. Her mother had been erased from the family wealth? That meant, if her parents had been supported, they wouldn't have struggled. A cold realisation settled deeply in her chest. She had never truly been a part of the Earnshaw family. The following morning, Dr. Collins entered the room with a calm and reassuring look on his face. " I spoke to your aunty", he said. Anna sat up immediately in happiness. " She agreed," he continu