Wow, that is an epic story, @fantom22. You have the imagination of a novelist, I think! Or maybe you should write movie scripts. :-)

One thing I was wondering is why the grandmother would tell her that her mother and brother had died. Actually, another thing I was wondering is why Emily's father didn't know it was a lie. Did he also think his son had been killed? I know it can be hard to wrap up all the lose ends in a really complex story.

Oh, and I had a couple of corrections for you. There were a few times when you used the word "hostel," but the correct word is "hostile." A hostel is a place to stay, but if you say a "hostile" environment it's the other spelling. The other one is that you spelled Emily as Amalie one time.

Anyway, the story was very captivating. It was amazing that it all resolved in the end!