Toddria Holiday:“Burn those who burned me!”

MainCharacters

Rabena: Rabena is a resilient and determined young woman. After being adopted and later finding her birth family, she faces immense hardship and cruelty. Despite this, she remains hopeful and strives for a better life. She has a close relationship with her Uncle Pete and her friend Pera, who support her through her struggles.

Thomas: Thomas is Rabena's husband, who is in love with her twin sister, Danielle. He is ambitious and willing to use Rabena for his own gain. His betrayal is a turning point for Rabena, pushing her to seek freedom and revenge.

Rabena and Thomas: Their relationship is strained from the start, with Thomas being indifferent and Rabena trying to make it work. The discovery of Thomas's affair with Danielle leads Rabena to finally break free from her toxic family and marriage.

Main Themes

The novel explores themes of betrayal, resilience, and self-discovery. Through Rabena's journey, it highlights the importance of self-worth and the strength it takes to break free from toxic relationships. It also delves into the complexities of family dynamics and the impact of neglect and cruelty on an individual's life.

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Chapter 1: The lost daughter returned.

When I first arrived, I was greeted by my birth mother Amber Crest and my father Davis Crest. I’d learned a great deal about the crest family, my father had a prominent real estate business, one of the largest in the country Banton. I lived on the other side of the world in Covington, so I had no idea. I also learned of my three brothers, Daniel, Damon, and Darius; but the greatest news was learning I had a fraternal twin sister Danielle. My mother greeted me with a friendly, yet distant hug and my father quietly said hello. I was confused at first, after all, I’d envisioned a much more emotional welcome. Still, I shrugged it off as everyone being nervous. As I packed my bags into the car, something felt off, my mother would barely look at me and none of my siblings were there. With a weary smile, I once again told myself, “Maybe it’s just nerves.” As the drive continued, I realized we weren’t heading to the estate; instead, we heading to a hospital.

Chapter 2: A Divorce for freedom.

The next day, I decided to call my uncle Pete, after filling him in on everything that happened over the past several years, my uncle was furious. “Ruby, I don’t understand. Why didn’t you tell me all of this was going one whenever we spoke? I would have-” I quickly cut my uncle off, the truth was, there wasn’t anything he could do. By law Davis and Amber were my parents and I wasn’t gonna let him spend the next several years worrying about me. “It’s okay Uncle, I just wanna get out of here now. I’m heading to the courthouse soon to file for divorce, it’ll take me a few days to finalize that and close my accounts.” I could hear my uncle sigh, clearly he was worried. “I’m sending you a lawyer!” “Uncle that won’t be nec-” He cut me off mid-sentence, there was no way he was gonna let me handle all of this by myself. “I promised my brother and sister-in-law I would take care of you. I’ve been failing them these past several years, not anymore. Let me help!” I smiled lightly; it was the first time I had a genuine smile in so long. It felt good to be loved again.

Prologue: Endings and Beginnings

“Are the papers ready?” Once I received confirmation I hung up the phone with my lawyer. As I sat in the hospital room, I stared blankly into the cloudy window, the rain was coming down hard. That was perfect, the weather fit how I’d felt that day. Waiting for Damon to show up, I looked at my phone again. “Still no call from you huh?” I smiled with an emotionless feeling, Thomas hadn’t cared about me all this time, why would now be any different? I laid my head back onto the pillow, thinking back at the when I longed for things to be different between him and I; between me and my family. But no more, soon these people will be nothing more than an extended nightmare that I’ve finally waken up from. Suddenly, there was knock on my door bringing me out my thoughts. Startled, I looked up, Damon was staring at me with an empathetic look. “Ready to go little sis?” Damon knew better than anyone how much pain I had been in these past several years since reuniting with my family. Smiling I nodded my head and stood up. Today would be the both the end and beginning of my life.