Our Narrative

‘You have the wrong person; please let me go... let me go, you will regret it if you don’t....’

Battling with the dysfunction of her normal family, Flora, Megan and Jean have lost more than they have gained.  Distorted by a chain of events that have completely destroyed the unity of their family. This story explores how one family copes with sentimental issues which, depriving the love and affection of a young vulnerable eight year old, struggling to take control over traumatic events.

The past is never forgiven. In an isolated household based in a suburban town, abuse and violence is a common feature. In contemporary times where love and affection is taken advantage of in a mainstream society. Every family has hidden secrets where one dares not to explore. Flora comes home from a long tiring day at school only to witness her father battering her mother. Black and blue, Jean no longer tries to mask her bruises with thick slabs of foundation. Excuses are almost as transparent as her false love for her husband, James. Mortified by this, Megan who is left shaken distraughtly attempts to call the police only to face the fist of his bloodstained knuckles. Heroically, Flora to her own surprise, grips the butcher knife and jags it into her father’s cold heart, causing his surroundings to slowly fade and disintegrate beneath him. Innocently charged with murder, Jean faces a hard time in a mental intuition due to her denial, only to have the grey wall to communicate with which is enough to drive anyone into insanity. Unanswered questions, Jean protests her innocence over the allegation of her deceased husband, blaming such toll of events on Flora.

Creating a sense of panic in their neighbourhood, Flora and Megan flee to Hillburrow to escape the haunting memories of their father. Psychologically and emotionally affected, Morgan and Flora both struggle to fit in visibly as demonstrated by their physical appearance. Stricken by her emotions, Flora begins to act up in school, cursing and portraying mature behaviour leading her peers and authority figures to question where she learnt such things from such a young age. Things only begin to turn sinister when she purposely injures her only companion leaving her in tears. However Flora is unaffected as she will always have her father’s doll by her side. In an attempt to restore the religious values the mum had brought them up with, Morgan strongly suggests her to attend church only to be bitten by Flora (distorted religious organs).

Knowing that her sister is showing abnormal behaviours, she forcefully seeks professionally help for Flora and discovers she has schizophrenia. Refusing to take medication, Flora denies taking her pills resulting in her behaviour to deteriate. In an incident she sneakily watches her sister get undressed, pulling the final straw of her patience of how much she can take. Things only get worse when Morgan finds her smothered in her own mother’s makeup attempting to steal her mother’s identity (Flora signing lullaby) whilst scratching out the family portrait. When faced with questions, Flora is quick to insist it is her father’s demand that she does so. The sound of the doorbell informs her that her mother has returned, only to see her daughter dressed in the same clothes that she wore on the day of her husband’s death. Jealous of her sisters new found happiness with her relationship, she kills her sister on the cold dim lit kitchen. Faced with no other decision, Jean calls the police only to find Flora has escaped (police sirens), with only her torn batted doll left behind. Is this the last we see of her?.... Flora. Pig tails. Blonde hair. Sinister.