Exercise 3

Dilemma / News Headline

“Real life: I was only born because my mother was raped”

Kiara had a dark past to her, which she had only just found out, in the form of a letter left from her dad. Before the fire, her dad had written a letter and placed it in a metal safe which had survived the wreck. The first place Kiara went to when she had escaped was the remains of the burnt down house. She wanted to see if there was anything there that would remind her of the past she had before being adopted. She spent nights and days of no sleep so she could get there as quick as she could, she was so desperate for some relief and happiness to be returned into her mind.

When she finally got to the house, she began to search through all of the burn wood and wallpaper; she found many things such as parts of photos and clothes, which she gathered up into a bag. By this time she was smiling, but there was one thing shiny from beneath the mess that had caught her eye. In a struggle she tried to free the shiny object from below the destruction. Doing so, she managed to cut her hand. It was bleeding quite heavily but she was so eager to get to the object it did not faze her. She finally managed to unearth the shiny box, but was greeted with a though of confusion on what was inside and how to even open it.

For a good thirty minutes she sat in the rubble trying to smash it open with various objects she could find around her, but nothing was working, in frustration she pushed it over with her foot. Then she saw it, on the bottom of the Metallic box was a engraved notice reading “Press here”. She pressed lightly on below where the notice was placed, and sure enough the box proceeded to open. It was like an oversized puzzle, twisting and jerking as it gradually opened itself.

A look of shock and excitement appeared on Kiara’s face as the box opened revealing the contents. Inside to her surprise was an envelope sat there on its own. She picked it up and started to gently tear it open. The envelope was open and she could see a small batch of money and a folded piece of paper. She put the money to one side and unfolded the paper. It was a letter. She glanced to the bottom quickly and a tear suddenly came to her eye. She immediately dropped the letter and let out a cry of extreme sadness.

The letter was from her dead Father…