The next morning — everything seemed to be a bit more normal than what happened yesterday. Lila immediately woke and quickly got dressed, which were the same clothes from yesterday. She jumped off her bed, stood up and stretched — feeling a bit sore, as well as her lower back aching from the springs of her bed. There was nothing she could do about it, only to simply just ignore it as best as she could, like ignoring the mark belt wounds she bore on her body. Which was easier said than done. Lila walked over to the twins' bunk beds to wake her little sisters to get ready for school.

While the twins were at school, Olga drove them while she herself went to work. Lila was left alone, and had readied herself in getting the chores done. After cleaning and fixing the beds of every bedroom — taking down the dirty laundry from their bedroom and from Olga's, passing one of the bedroom's by hers, which was locked for some reason? Every time she walked past that one locked bedroom — she would always feel sad, and would sometimes shed a tear; she wasn't sure why? Not knowing what was inside, and Olga was the only one who knew where she had hidden the key.

After finally having the upstairs area cleaned, there was only the living room area as well as the kitchen, which wouldn't take that much longer to have done as Olga wouldn't be home until noon... or whenever she felt like coming home early.

Lila felt her stomach grumble, and made her way to the kitchen to whip up something, since she missed breakfast and was busy doing her usual chores. But halted as she heard the postman dropping the mail through the mail slot. Lila sighed, and went to fetch the mail from the floor by the front door. As usual — bills, bills, and more bills. She took and studied the mail while making her way to the kitchen, thinking on how Olga would pay these expenses as both electric and water bills; let alone the mortgage seemed to have increased.

She sets the mail at the kitchen counter, so that Olga would check on them later once she came back home. Lila rolled up her torn up sleeves, and cooked or heated up what was left over in the fridge from yesterday.

"*Sigh!!!* Let's see... Milk, eggs, sausages... gross!!! Someone forgot to throw out the spoiled Battenburg Cake from last week... Such a waste." Utters Lila in disgust as she throws out the spoiled cake. She was upset for not grabbing a piece herself, after not having any sweets in her life in a while — but Olga had locked her up by then.

"Alright, alright!!! Enough lollygagging, and feeling blue or whatever!!! Time to finally eat something, I am so hungry!!!" Muttered Lila to herself lastly, while she decided to prepare herself some leftovers of Bangers and Mash that she made last night while everyone was asleep, but didn't get the chance to eat, only drink a glass of water — as she had to quickly head back to bed for her curfew that Olga had given only to her to follow or else consequences would be given to her after. She was glad that it was stored on the way back deep in the fridge. And was lucky that there was some left over for her to eat, Since Olga usually found the food that she makes, and ends up eating whatever that is left, or sometimes throws it in the trash. And at times, she would force Lila to fish it out from the trash and to eat it. But thank goodness that today was becoming different for once, and for the better. Lila sighs in relief and thinks that Thursday was probably going to be a good day, as she also hoped so too — as she was having a good feeling that something might happen today... or something worse.

As she heated up her meal, she sat down at the small dining table, in the dining area — so that she could enjoy and savor her meal.

"Mmm!!! *Sniff!* Life is truly beautiful!!! *Sniff!!!*" Muttered Lila with a mouth full of food as she began tearing up, feeling emotional as to finally having something to eat after a week without eating. While she ate, she heard a sudden small tapping noise on the dining room window.

*Tap *Tap *Tap!

"Hmm??? What was that???" Mumbled Lila with her face stuffed with mashed potatoes. She thought it was probably a tree branch hitting the window, which was probably causing the tapping noise. As it seemed to be getting a bit windy. She decided to ignore it, as it was probably nothing. But then, she heard the same tapping again.

*Tap *Tap *Tap!

Lila wiped off the bit of mash that was on her face with her sleeve and got up from her seat to check what was making that noise. And to her surprise, she sees that the one making the little tapping noises was a barn owl, it had a collar medal around its neck with the letter 'O' on it. And what it looked like it was holding a letter on its beak. Gesturing to her to take it.

“Oh!!! What you got there, little guy??? Is this for me???” Lila took the letter from the owl, and didn’t fly off as it looked like it was waiting for Lila to give them something. “Oh!!! I’m sorry… you must be hungry… but… I don’t know what to give you??? There are some frogs and mice lurking by the little garden. If that is what you eat, then you're more than welcome to eat them to your heart’s content!!!” She told the barn owl as it eyed its rewarded meal lurking in the grass and little vegetable garden. As the owl was enjoying its meal, as Lila read what was displayed on the letter with a black stamp of an emblem of what looked to be of a Horse, Tiger, Eagle and Cobra as well as a fancy cursive ‘O’, much like the one on the owl’s medal, but was shown in the middle of the five animals of the stamp; above the ink stamped emblem, it read: “Oasel Aca-'' 

She couldn’t make out what was the rest said, as it was splattered under the messy stamp sealment — covering mostly half the emblem piece too.

She turned the letter around to see who the sender of the letter was for — and to her surprise; the letter was for her, and it read:

"MS. L. '"C"' EVIE,

Bedroom Sharing with two roommates upstairs,

22, The Sorrels,

Isham, Kettering,

Northamptonshire NN14 1HU"

Lila's eyes widened by the letter, as she didn't actually realize that the letter was for her. She never got mail, and who would be mailing her? She hardly knew anybody outside her home, and it couldn't be the kids in her neighborhood that she saw through the living room window — since the only ones they knew who lived in the four bedroom house were Olga, Sandy and Daisy, while she was kept hidden away from the world. She was both shocked and a little bit freaked out on how it was even possible for someone to know where she lived since she hardly ever left the house and didn't go to school anymore. But what she was mostly confused and concerned about is that the sender of the letter knew that she shared her bedroom with, as it specified two roommates, meaning her twin little sisters.

All at once, she was confused and wondered why they sent an owl to deliver her a letter. And wondered who sent it? While Lila was about to open the mysterious letter — she heard the front door opening. Crap! The girls shouldn't be home until later, and Olga... Oh wait... Lila just remembered that Olga had a habit of coming home early whenever she felt like it. Lila heard her footsteps coming closer, and closer. Anxious as she was, and for some reason — she hid the letter in her pocket of her worn out and torn trousers. Lila see's the owl still out in the garden, and quickly scares the owl away, by throwing a piece of sausage from her plate at the owl — where the owl jolted by the sudden throw. It took off with both mouse and sausage in its beak. Lila was relieved that the owl flew away, as she was afraid that Olga might've injured the little guy if she spotted it in her house.

"What are you doing?" Said Olga with a cold tone, catching Lila leaning out the dining room window. Lila quickly moves away from the window and walks back towards the table, and to retrieve her empty plate.

"I-I was only eating, I mean... I needed some fresh air and then I was eating... I-I mean..." Stutterd Lila, while sounding and looking a bit nervous and not making much sense with what she was trying to say. Where Olga sees her feeling a bit antsy and uneasy — but didn't really care what she was doing as long as she was doing her usual daily chores.

Lila quickly picked up her plate from the table, trying to hurry out of the room and out of Olga's menacing presence, and tried making it back upstairs to read her letter in secret. But while she was hastily walking away, almost making it out the dining room — the letter fell out of her pocket. Dang it! She forgot that one of her pocket's was torn from the bottom and forgot to stitch it.

Olga sees the letter fall from her pockets and on the floor, and picks it up.

"WAIT!" Said Olga, raising her voice, which made Lila freeze in her place. Lila gulped a little loudly, as she was afraid of what Olga might do, considering that she might punish her for being seen eating in the dining room — or probably Olga wanted to beat her a bit more after what happened yesterday or today at work? Or probably for the mysterious letter?

"What is this?" Said Olga in a cold menacing voice. Lila turns around to face Olga, and see's that Olga was holding the letter that she stored away in her pocket. Lila was now more nervous and afraid than before, and didn't know what Olga might do, now that Lila was hiding things from her, even something such as a letter. A letter that was addressed to her.

Her eyes were glued to the floor and trying not to look at Olga's gaze as she felt the amount of fear building up. Her palms began to sweat, and grew even more anxious of what will come next.

"I-It's a.. a letter, that has m.. my name on it." Says Lila in a shaky quivering voice — while looking down on her feet later, almost too afraid to look at Olga.

"Look at me....." demanded Olga in a low motionless, yet strict tone. But Lila was too afraid to look up and to face her. Then Olga shouted at her, "I SAID, LOOK AT ME!" This made Lila jump and finally raise her head to look at Olga, and what Lila saw was an emotionless expression, with the fullest amount of anger and disgust in Olga's eyes. Lila immediately speaks, as she fears what Olga might do to her later. And so, she tried to reason with her, and see if she could get out of whatever sort of punishment that Olga had planned for her.

"I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide it from you. I-It's just that-"

*TEAR!*

Lila was interrupted by a loud tear — and saw before her that Olga was tearing her letter into pieces.

"What are you doing!?! Stop!!! It's my letter!!! Stop it!!!" Lila Shouted and pleaded, trying to get the remainder of the half torn letter.

But Olga pushed her away and quickly rushed to the kitchen, and burnt the fuller half of the letter on the kitchen stove's fire.

"Olga!!! NO — !!! Why would you do this!?! Why would you destroy that letter... my letter and-" As Lila shouted sobbed at Olga with tears running down her face, she was interrupted by Olga as she said to her.

"If you honestly think that you are going to such a place... to be one of them... to ruin our lives... I'll resent you for the rest of your life." As Olga spoke with a cold dead stare. As the letter was fully turned to ash.

"Now, go to your room... Now!" Hissed Olga ever so coldly as she walked away, making her way towards the living room to watch television of her favorite show.

Lila felt hopeless and ran upstairs as tears fought their way to fall down her face. She felt saddened about losing something that was hers that she had in her possession for a small period of time, only to have it completely destroyed. She made it back to her room, locked herself in while slamming the door behind her. Although she feels lucky enough to be let off without a scratch. But was upset and was engulfed with rage with what happened and what Olga did. Feeling frustrated by everything, she jumped on her bed and screamed and cried on her pillow; and let out every bit of her frustrations and emotions.

Luckily the girls weren't home, as she didn't want them to see her in her current state. But at the same time, she felt alone, as she wanted somebody by her side to comfort her, say what she needed to hear as they soothe her head. Although she only asks for a little bit of compassion, she knew that no one would grant her such things. As she felt that such things are too good to be true, and so far off from her reach. Feeling angry, of Olga, the whole world — literally everything. She began harming herself by hurting herself with punches. Although it hurt everytime, she thought this was something that she deserved for ever existing.

Maybe that would be the main reason for her to have to hate herself. As whatever she said or did made things worse for herself — and maybe that was also the reason why Olga hated even her to begin with? But Lila didn't care anymore, as she knew that Olga would never look at her or treat her as a daughter ever again.

As she paused her fists from punching herself, the same cold comments that Olga said to Lila kept playing over, and over in her head. Making her depressed than before.

"YOU WITCH!"

"YOU VILE FUCKING WITCH!"

Olga's voice kept repeating over and over, non stop. Then images played in her mind. Images and memory fragments of Olga tormenting Lila over the years, taking away every bid of hope and happiness that Lila had. After curling up into a ball, a voice suddenly began playing in her mind as well as a memory, and the voice sounded familiar to her, as it made her tear up from hearing it after all these years.