Hi guys. This is Amelia's story. She is 14 years old. She will share with you her story about how her parents "went crazy", if she may say so. And how they forbid her to go to school and communicate with peers. "I live with my mom and dad. Dad worked all his life as a manager in one of the best firms in our city. My mother used to be a nurse, and after my birth she became a housewife. We were always the most usual family, until something that turned my life upside down happened: I was forbidden to go to school and communicate with friends.
It all started half a year ago. My parents went on a two-week trip to some little-known country in Asia. Since my grandmother lives very far away, they decided to leave me with family friends during this time. We have been friends with my father’s colleague for a long time. His daughters Emily and Sofia are about the same age as me. It’s only a pity that we study in different schools. Nevertheless, the girls and I had a great time. I didn’t have time to really miss my parents.
Two weeks later mom and dad returned completely different people. They were somehow too reserved, stopped joking (although they were always very funny). I thought that they were just tired of the road and in the morning everything will be as before. The next day, as usual, I got ready for school - I put on my usual school uniform. Seeing me already near the exit, my father became furious and forced me to dressed into something decent.
All week I was forced to walk in my mother’s floor-length gown. Classmates began to laugh at me. This is understandable, I looked comical in a dress with a long sleeve two sizes larger. I thought that I could leave my house in this creepy dress and change into uniform at school. But my mother took it from me and added that I would never wear this again.
I spent the whole weekend with my parents in the church. So I was waiting for Monday more than ever to go to school and escape from all this. But I didn't go to school. In the morning my parents told me that they decided to transfer me to home schooling, since school and communication with peers have a bad influence on me. It was unclear what kind of bad influence it was. Because I studied "excellently", never got involved with bad companies and was always one of the best in the class.
I wanted to call my grandmother and tell about everything that was going on at our place. But for several days now I just couldn't get through to her. Then I thought to call the class teacher and ask to come to our house to talk with parents about the importance of school education and communication with peers. Dad saw me calling somewhere and took my mobile phone. I couldn't even write to one of my friends on Facebook because my parents stopped paying for the Internet.
Why do you think none of my friends or classmates came to my house to inquire where I am? Emily and Sofia were the first to come, but mom drove them away and told them to never come again. Classmates didn't come, because, as it turned out later, my parents took my documents from school, saying that we were leaving for another city.
No, we haven’t gone anywhere. Although sometimes I had the feeling that I was living on a desert island because I was cut off from the outside world. The only place I visited was the church. Once I even tried to escape, but nothing came of it. On the contrary, I was terribly punished. Dad made me memorize ten pages of religious sermon. Having said that it will distract me from bad thoughts.
For half a year now I haven't seen any of my friends and haven't been anywhere. I'm terribly scared and lonely. I became afraid of my own parents and I just don’t know what to do. It seems to me that a little more and I'll lose my mind. I have tried several times to talk with mom and dad, but they are adamant".
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