Chapter FIFTEEN

Lusia Ten years ago. I woke up to the constant rustling sounds coming from downstairs. It had been happening for the last thirty minutes which made me feel uncomfortable. I had ignored them to get some sleep but each time I closed my eyes, the sound would pop again. Maybe it was a mom trying to fix something for dad. Or maybe they were having a slight disagreement. I didn’t know. The only thing that bothered me was the fact that I wasn’t getting any sleep because of the rustling sound. I stared at the ceiling in the darkness waiting for the sound to go away. After five minutes, everything became calm once more. I could also hear muffled voices coming from downstairs. One of them was my father’s. I could recognize it vividly. His tone sounded irritated and slightly furious which made me feel that he was in an argument with somebody. Maybe he was scolding Finn as well. They hadn’t been seeing eye to eye lately especially now that Finn had come of age. Finn was becoming rebellious which a