This is my first Orphan one shot, which is the scene where Leena takes a shower and wants the door locked.
"Is the water warm enough?" Kate asked me after turning off the bath water.
"Yes, thank you," I said, pretending to sound innocent as possible.
"Okay, call me if you need anything," she replied, laughing a little afterward. How I wanted to kill that bitch. She was the barrier between me and John. I deserved him, not her.
After she closed the door, I waited until her footsteps faded before I locked the bathroom door. I'll be damned if someone walks in on me and sees that I am not actually nine years old. No nine year old has the adult body developments I had.
Unfortunately, before I could get ready to take my bath, I heard the door knob turn.
"Esther?" Kate asked while turning the door knob.
Shit, I thought, as she knocked on the door and said ", Esther. Open this door."
Not wanting her to get suspicious, I unlocked the door and opened it.
"What are you doing?" Kate asked me.
"I always lock the door," I replied, feigning childhood innocence. I would love to see the look on her face if she really knew who I was.
"No, we don't lock doors in this house," Kate told me.
"But what if someone comes in and sees me?" I asked, pretending to be a child afraid of being walked in on. I would be in deep fucking shit if one of them walked in on me, seeing my curves and my scars on my wrists and neck.
"Nobody's gonna come in. Look, I'm gonna stand right here, if that's what you want," Kate offered.
I laughed inside. I would rather die than have this bitch guard the bathroom door for me.
Keeping the childish façade, I replied ", I could sing for you. I used to sing for the sisters in the orphanage so they would know that I was all right."
This seemed to work on Kate, because she replied ", Okay. All right. But you know what? This is just for tonight."
I nodded, pretending to be content. After she closed the door, I locked it.
As I took off my bathrobe and undid the gauze that covered my chest, I started singing that wretched song.
It was the only way to keep the "Esther" façade.
As I bathed, I thought about how I would drive a wedge between John and Kate. So far, there seemed to be nothing that would cause a fight to happen. I had to find something that would cause a rift, like a past infidelity, alcoholism or such. If there isn't, I'll make a wedge between them myself.
I soon heard a thump coming from my room. If that bitch had gotten into something and saw something she shouldn't have seen, I would strangle her and gouge her eyes out. I resumed singing that childish song and act as if I heard nothing.
After I heard her close the bathroom door and head down the stairs, I opened the door slightly to see her retreating figure going down the stairs.
This slut doesn't know that she and her husband are merely giving room and board to a thirty three year old mental patient named Leena Klammer.
I look forward to the day where I'll get rid of Kate and Daniel, so I can have John and Max all to myself.
I hope I executed this perfectly.
