STRANGE / UNUSUAL

meme . anonymous asked :  the scene where Lydia finds out Delia & Charles are together !

her head had been filled to the brim with a sudden hope that she hadn’t felt in … months . it was strange . and yet , uplifting .

words flew out of her mouth, screaming and fake crying in such a convincing way . perhaps it was the amount of desperateness that the lie would work … even though it was only technically partially a lie . the maitlands were real , after all … they just weren’t that scary . but , strangers in your house was already pretty scary . why couldn’t he see them ?? he should be able to see them !!

she reaches for the sheet , in hopes that if she covered the average couple with a blanket their silhouette would be seen .

it was like a stab to through the heart . like she had been impaled .

“ dad … “ the sudden screeching and screaming went to a sudden halt . her fake crying now being replaced by very real tears that brimmed at her eyes . “ … why is delia in your bed ? ”

“ lydia , i have asked delia to marry me . ”

his words were foggy . he lied to her . he lied to her this WHOLE TIME . keeping secrets … her mom - her family - has he really moved on so fast ?? - no … no he couldn’t . but he has . he always has .

“ perhaps this was simply … meant to be . “ delia never knew when to shut up , did she ?? she has no right to say ANYTHING about what was happening . she wasn’t there for when her mother’s life slowly wore away . she didn’t have to watch her die . ‘ everything happens for a reason ’ … does that  mean there was a bright side to her mother dying ?? for her own dad BETRAYING her mom ?? he hired her . he wanted her . even though he ALREADY HAD SOMEONE !! — her dead mom . his dead wife . who loved him … who possibly still DOES . she wishes she could be with her . make her dad REGRET he ever forgot about her mom in the first place … her mom would care . her mom wouldn’t ignore her . pretend she doesn’t exist . she might as well not be . after all , he seemed very keen on forgetting their family even happened at all .