Swanson Legacy: stories

Dear diary, I'm so emotional- I found a family member and I found more friends and maybe even a love interest!

Leah came home after being else where in the early morning. She told me she had an envelope to give me. I took it and I opened up the letter

I was so thrilled to realize that Vienne's story was just a big fact lie and I would love to meet my twin sister for the first time in forever. So I wrote back and said "I would love to meet you come over anytime!"

Two days later that Melissa came over we shook hands when she first came in but then she gave me a big "bear hug". So I was a bit surprised at first.

Melissa explained why our parents had to give me up. And then she asked me "Why do you have a scar on your cheek? Our parents say you didn't have that as a baby."

I told her "I don't really know and Vienne claimed that I fell face first into a fire a short time after Cousin Sergio II's death and Vienne didn't notice in time to recuse me until my face was already burned". And then I told her the rest of the story of how Vienne had treated me terribly Melissa was shocked to hear it And when I finished she was furious. She apologized intensely about how sorry she was of Vienne treatment. I told her it wasn't all bad between Sara Wendy and later Leah's help I was educated between the two of them. And Prince James' family helped me become even more educated

After awhile Leah came and join us in our talking. I said I was looking for a speech writer for my campaign. While I was talking Melissa and Leah looked at each other like they're thinking the same thing. Melissa said "we know the perfect person for you.. he's great at writing stuff even though he pretends not too" We shook on it and we arranged to meet up a couple of days later at a special Swanson (not Villian kids) hideout

A few days later I went to the hide out that Melissa mentioned. When I went downstairs a saw this white-hair boy with a leather jacket on. I had this peculiar feeling like he's a kindred spirt like he's had his spirt broken but only half as badly as mine. Like his bad life started in the teen years unlike mine.

I then went over to him and he introduced himself as Jay Lyons and I introduced myself as Selene Swanson. After Jay was finish cooking, he and I sat down Jay and I talked about our past for a bit and he was shocked like Melissa was about Vienne's treating me. He then told me about how his father treated him after not doing his bidding so like me he was a Cinderella character. He told me he changed his last name to his mom's maiden name since he want to distance himself from his father whom also is my political rival

Then eventually five of us sat down to work on my Campaign team- Jay's the speech writer. Leah's is my campaign manager. Elliot and Melissa are just volunteers

I meet with a potential voter a Ms Beeda and she seemed very receptive after I gave her my platform and polices

My party the Golden knights went out campaigning and we were chanting stuff like "Equality before Equity!" and "You have nothing to fear but a fear of a power cut while saving!"

I meet with another voter a Mrs. Feng and she too liked my polices

During this time Melissa taught me about my Swanson ancestor it took me awhile to get everything right and we did struggle at the beginning

I then had my first big night. Mr. Corrensi was the person in control and he told the attendees that both of us would do a big speech each and then the debate would happen

Mr. Mussells went next and his speech seemed to be aimed at business owners and the wealthy families not for the poor, LGBTQ+, or racialized communities and disabilities communities

I then went up next and I was very nervous but I pretended not to be I can't be the leader of the world, if I was nervous wreck on the stage but I managed to get my speech out

"ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL! I want the society to be for all people not just for one kind of people. I want a society where people are judge on the content of the character not the colour of their skin or their parents' backgrounds. Or their different abilities. So we can all stand and sit together hand in hand and say Kumba. Especially, for racialized people like myself and people of all stripes, abilities and sexual orientation can go in front of judges and police and they (Judges/police) will have Compassion, Respect, Honesty, Charity and Courage for those weaker then them like the Knight's code stated."

WARNING: BAD HABBITS IN THIS CHAPTER!

2004

Jay's POV

Dear diary, I had to sneak in here and write on the computer. I lost this over a three if not more weeks ago. My three out of four of my childhood nightmares came true last night as well as Dad saying "I'm not his son" for not carrying all of his orders to the letter

About four, maybe five nights ago.. my Dad waked me up from a deep sleep. He wanted to show me how he gets his "donations" (in reality they're bribes)

Late that night Dad decided to go to the Bates Motel in Brindleton Bay he had lured Mrs. Purdue to the motel and she was showering when my Dad dressed in black clothing reaped her like in my dream. And like in my dream, I found her dead body when I was going to go into the bathroom to pee

The next night, Dad woke me up again, and this time we went to Windenburg and lured Mr. Purdue to a Victorian Tudor Mansion. And Dad again dressed in black reaped him in a different way then the first one. And also tried to dispose of the body by creating a fire in the house.

I yelled at him "HOW DARE YOU SET FIRE TO THE HOUSE! WHAT ARE YOU A MONSTER?!"

The following night, we went to Oasis Springs and Dad reaped someone else. I think this one was a mistake since for some reason Dad think "all blacks look alike" I think he meant to reap someone else.

We then went into the little hang out spot and practiced what ~~our~~ er my cover story was for the next victim. And I'm suppose to reap him

I told Dad "I'm refused to do this, you may be the leader of most of the world, but you're a monster really! If people only knew what you were really like,, they would abandon you!!"

Dad replied back "You're a nobody compared to me. And if you claim anything about me reaping those people, they will think you're crazy. Since they wouldn't be able to believe a nice little person like me could be a murder. " When I asked about the weapons he said he cleaned them and also disposed of them and he had paid for them in cash so there's no paper trail

Then t he final night- We went over my cover story and then we went to the prison when the final victim was

We got there and Dad yelled at me for not being in costume and he also said "IF YOU DON'T DO WHAT I WANT, YOU'RE NOT MY SON!"

So I went in and snuck behind the prisoner when he was on his way to the bathroom -I injured him just enough to look like he was dead to my Dad and put some fake plasma on the floor in

front of him

We then came home and Dad checked his email. And he learned I faked that man's death and he was still alive but in a hospital

Dad brought me into his private office and yelled at me "YOU DIDN'T DO WHAT I TOLD YOU TO DO TO THE LETTER YOU FAKED EVERYTHING!" Dad said "I WILL SHOW YOU TOUGH LOVE AND NOT TO EVER DECEIVE ME AGAIN!" And then he went and caused some problems for the patient I think something about giving him Plasma he's allergic too?

I then had to make meals starting that night and I can't eat with the family anymore. I also have to clean up after the family eats. And then I can eat.

I also have to sweep the entire house

And dust the cabinets in the kitchen and the counter

And more sweeping, it's exhausting

and make lunch for the family and clean up again and then eat

And I have to sleep on the back porch now with no blanket, no nothing but just my clothes on . Just to get up again at 5am to make breakfast and clean up before school

I also have to plant stuff in the garden.

Due to the amount of work i have to do, I take breaks by taking up a smoking. I know it's not healthy for me, but it's a way for me to destressed outside of school.

I also have to pay the bills from my parents' account. and Also do the laundry

Melissa's POV

Dear diary, my parents went to the hospital to visit my ex-step grandfather because he had something to confess too. I dont know what he told them, but it was really shocking

I went onto Dad's computer (even though I'm not suppose too) and found out that Dad is trying to dig into the leader of the World's (Mr. Mussells) connection to my Mom's kidnapping and some mysterious deaths in the world. I also some shocking information, that two out of the four of the victims had a connection to my Mom's kidnapping before I wasn't even in Mom's belly. The third one was a mistake that someone else was meant to be killed.

Then my ex-step grandfather died in the hospital after my parents' visit they think that it was Musells' work.

I was flirting with a guy in the backyard while Mom continued her bad drinking habit Much to my grandma's discomfort and Grandma yelled at her

I did more flirting in the backyard with this one guy and Mom still was drinking despite grandma yelling at her and I flirted even more with the guy

Mom didn't even care where she was drinking anymore she would drink in ANY room in the house

The boy I was flirting with became my boyfriend and then I broke up with him for no reason a week later.

I decided to self-learn mixology because maybe if I got Mom drunk enough she might reveal about the twin the family claims there isn't any of.. Grandma then yelled at me for "helping my mother's addiction" right before Mom vomited from drinking one too much. I'm going to forget about the twin no one is talking about

I then started a new relationship with another boy and Dad finds Mom drinking in the house AGAIN and yells at her like he always does. He inspects the glasses and stuff and then when I returned home from another date with the new boy, Dad yelled at me for same stuff Grandma did.

Then three weeks after I started with boyfriend two, I broke up with him again for no reason

I'm just so stressed all the time about my family lying to me and my Mom's bad addiction. I decided to start up smoking a bit- I got a cig from Jay due to his stress

Mom went drinking as she sometimes does down at the pub and I came home reeking of smoke and they get mad at me for smoking with HER habit?

Mom them went and got more drunk at the pub again and this time she vomited like she does at home. Dad went in there and yelled at her "IS THIS HOW YOU WANT YOUR SUBJECTS TO SEE YOU? AS A DRUNK A** RULER?!" Dad also said "YOU KNOW IF SUBJECTS KNOW ABOUT THIS HABBIT THEY WOULD ASK MY SISTER OR EVEN MY BROTHER TO RULE INSTEAD OF YOU!" And then he arrested Mom to have her spend time in the drunk tank. But once she got home the next day she just started drinking again and vomiting AGAIN.

Leah POV

Dear diary, my emotions are all over the place. I did some magic in front of Mother and she coughed and sneezed. Then she yelled at me for doing the magic "What are you trying to do kill me?"

Cinder, er Selene as I started calling her still has to do a lot of chores including planting stuff in the backyard

Sara Wendy and I still go upstairs for nightly visits to Selene, and Sara Wendy still tells us (Selene and me) stories. One night it was "about an orphan red headed girl whom wants a kindred spirit and a family of her own whom is adopted by an elderly brother and sister"

I then pranked Denise early that next day claiming Sierrna had a party planned for the following weekend. The next day Melissa pranked Denise as well. Elliot pranked Sierrna by slapping her silly. Jay did the traditional "trick with buzzer" handshake on Adalyn Ford and I pranked Tia Cook pretending to fart and then claiming she did it. She was embarrassed and it was right before gym class and we were in the Gym!

From Jay and Melissa I picked up smoking. I even smoked inside the house and Mom yelled at me for smoking saying "I WOULDN'T FIND A HUSBAND IF I SMELL OF SMOKE!" I just said "Well I was hoping to kill you by this before I have to get married, or maybe my future husband doesn't have a sense of smell? Knowing your mind site, you're probably want Denise and I to marry elderly men like the one Cousin Kristie is married too "

A couple of nights after I picked up smoking that I once again with Sara Wendy upstairs to the attic and Sara Wendy told us about "A boy wizard whom lived and 3 out of 7 of his and his friends' adventures in a magical boarding school" I took out a cig from my pocket and smoked right there after I was done , both Sara Wendy and Selene asked me politely asked me to refrain from smoking in the attic for their sakes. So I deiced to not do it for their sakes in the attic.

The next day my friends and I smoked at school, but the principal, I forget his name- yelled at me for causing a fire alarm to happen! I just pretending I had something to tell him and then blasted an air horn in his ear instead.

Then another night of the other adventures of the "boy whom lived and his friends" by Sara Wendy oral telling it to Selene and I

That weekend the Villian Kids (me, Elliot, Jay and Melissa) went to the park and I took a smoke (again) before putting soap into the new fountain

I then gave bad news to an complete stranger. It wasn't true but the guy believed me. I then casted some spells on some other strangers and they fell for it completely One guy was so scared of us he freaked out. It's like people are thinking "we're trouble.." now ..which is exactly what I want and that people shouldn't mess with us. We-the Villians Kid finished the day with playing in the fountain filled with Soap like the characters from that 90s TV show? Oh right, F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Elliot POV

Dear diary my life became even worse then what I had to deal with as a kid. I started smoking due to having to steal all the time. Apparently Adalyn also was smoking and hated the fact I took up the same hobby and she threw a drink in my face which led us to do our heated duel. I won but she ran crying to Mommy and she kicked me out to live and steal for Uncle Erhan again Actually Erhan was the one whom started both of us on the smoking journey but Adalyn doesn't care much for Erhan anymore