Learn English through Stories Level 3 ⭐ The Angry Sister - Graded Reader | English Audio Podcast
My name is Valerie. I am twenty-one years old. I am a university student. I stay with my older sister, Elizabeth. Our parents died when I was just eleven years old. It was a terrible car crash. After that, Elizabeth took care of me. She was like a mother and a sister both. Elizabeth is married to Dr. Richard Fox.
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00:00My name is Valerie. I am 21 years old. I am a university student. I stay with my older sister, Elizabeth. Our parents died when I was just 11 years old. It was a terrible car crash.
00:18After that, Elizabeth took care of me. She was like a mother and a sister both. She gave me love, care, and a safe home.
00:30Elizabeth is very smart. She works as a history professor at my university. Students love her classes. Teachers always say good things about her.
00:44Elizabeth is married to Dr. Richard Fox. He also teaches at the same university. He is a professor, too. He teaches English.
00:56People say Richard is such a good man. So polite. So decent. Elizabeth and Richard look like a perfect couple.
01:07They go to work together. Elizabeth trusts him. She always says, I married my best friend.
01:17But I feel something is not right. Sometimes the way Richard looks at me, it makes me uncomfortable.
01:25His smile feels wrong. I try to ignore it. I tell myself, it's all in your head, Valerie. You are overthinking. But I cannot lie to myself.
01:40One evening, I was sitting on my bed. Suddenly, my phone buzzed. It was a message from Richard. I opened it.
01:49My eyes froze. It read, you looked so beautiful today. I can't stop thinking about you.
01:59I thought maybe he sent this by mistake. Maybe it was for Elizabeth. I didn't reply. I tried to forget it, but more messages came.
02:10Can we meet for coffee? You know, you feel the same, Valerie. My heart was beating fast. I felt scared.
02:20I didn't answer, but next day after my class, Richard was waiting outside. He smiled and said,
02:29You are beautiful, Valerie. Every time I see you, I fall more for you.
02:36I ran to the washroom and cried. I love Elizabeth more than anything. She was my sister, my family, my whole world. I can never hurt her.
02:51But Richard scares me now. He kept forcing me to talk. He sent messages, called me, followed me everywhere.
03:00He even said, I don't care if you're Elizabeth's sister. You have to love me. His words made me sick. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat.
03:14One evening, I decided, I can't hide this anymore. Elizabeth needs to know. Even if it breaks her heart, she must know the truth.
03:26I walked to the living room. Elizabeth was sitting there smiling. She looked so happy.
03:35She said, Richard and I are planning something. We are trying for a baby through IVF. I hope to become a mother soon.
03:46My heart broke. I couldn't say anything. How could I? She was so happy. So excited. I couldn't break her heart. So I stayed quiet.
04:00That night, I sat on my bed crying. I felt lost. Suddenly, there was a knock at my door.
04:07I opened it. It was Richard.
04:15I asked, why are you here? He said, I came to see you to tell you I love you. You are beautiful, Valerie. I want you.
04:27I felt sick. He tried to come closer. I shouted, go away or I'll call the police.
04:33His face changed. He got scared and left. I locked the door and sat on the floor.
04:41I cried the whole night. Richard had crossed every limit. He messaged me. Don't be scared. I only love you.
04:52I couldn't stay silent anymore. I had to tell Elizabeth everything. I waited till evening.
04:58Elizabeth came home. She looked so happy. She had a little shopping bag. She smiled and said,
05:08Valerie, look, I bought baby clothes. Soon I will be a mom. My heart broke. I said,
05:17Elizabeth, I need to talk to you. It's important. She sat down. My hands were shaking.
05:24I told her everything about the messages, about how Richard followed me. At first,
05:32she stayed quiet. Then she looked at me with anger. She shouted, stop it, Valerie. What are you saying?
05:43I said, I'm telling the truth. Richard said things to me. He sent messages. He came to my room last night.
05:52Elizabeth stood up and shouted, you are lying. You are jealous. You want to destroy my marriage.
06:03I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I said, no, Elizabeth, I love you. I stayed quiet for so long
06:13because I didn't want to hurt you. But now I have to tell you the truth. She walked towards me.
06:21She looked angry. Suddenly she slapped me. My face burned. My heart sank. She pointed at the door and
06:31said, you are not my sister. You are a liar. Get out of my house. Tears rolled down my face. I said,
06:42Elizabeth, please believe me. I did nothing wrong. But she looked away. Her eyes were full of hate.
06:50I went back to my room. I cried for hours. My phone rang. It was my friend Samara. I answered the call.
07:05Samara shouted, Valerie, what did you do? Elizabeth is crying. Richard told everyone you tried to break
07:14their marriage. That you liked him. My world stopped moving. I tried to explain. Samara. It's not true.
07:24He sent me messages. I stayed quiet for Elizabeth. But now he is lying. But Samara didn't listen.
07:34She hung up. I was completely alone. No one believed me. Not my sister. Not my friend. No one.
07:42I opened all the messages Richard had sent. I said to myself, I won't stay silent. I have proof.
07:51I will show the world the truth. Next morning, I walked to the university office. I showed them all
08:01the messages. One lady said, Valerie, this is serious. We will take action. I had hoped now. I waited and
08:12waited. Then finally the university called me. They asked me to come to the office. When I reached the
08:21office, the staff were already there. Elizabeth was there, too. She looked tired. The lady from the office
08:32looked at me and said, Valerie, we saw everything. The messages, the photos. We believe you.
08:42My eyes filled with tears. I looked at Elizabeth. The staff showed her Richard's messages. Elizabeth stared at
08:51them. Tears rolled down her face. She said, he told me you were lying. He told me you wanted him.
09:01Oh, God. I was wrong. I hurt my sister. She cried and said, Valerie, I'm so sorry. I didn't believe you.
09:13I slapped you. I threw you out of the house. I broke your heart. And you, you were only protecting me.
09:21I hugged her. I hugged her and said, I love you, Elizabeth. Even when you didn't believe me. I never
09:29hated you. You are like my mother. Elizabeth cried harder. She said again and again, I'm sorry. I'm so
09:40sorry. That night, Elizabeth found Richard's old phone. On that phone were more messages. His dirty
09:50secrets. His chats with other girls, too. Elizabeth saw the full truth. She came to my room and said,
10:00you were right, Valerie. I feel so ashamed. I didn't trust you. I blamed you, but it was him, not you.
10:12Elizabeth filed for divorce and went to court. In the courtroom, Elizabeth looked at Richard and said,
10:22you broke my trust. You hurt my sister. You destroyed my family. I can never forgive you.
10:31I want a divorce. I don't want a man like you in my life.
10:36Richard said nothing. He just looked down, ashamed. Slowly, life began to feel better.
10:45Elizabeth and I became stronger. We started smiling again. Sometimes the person you trust the most can
10:54hurt you the most. Even if no one stands with you at first, one day they will see the truth.
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