EMPOWERED ME

enda. I simply sat down to enjoy the gorgeous sunset. I couldn't call up Emma nor Brenda because we had decided to leave our cell phones at home

"I am so sorry for what happene

while looking at him directly at the eyes while I contin

nation, nor do you have the obligation to do so. Furthermore, whatever you do with your life is your d

t by a blow. He was speechless and astonished at my response. He softened his expression and sat

here we had danced; touched hands, looked at each other's' eyes, embraced each other and danced together

continued for another short while, and then he told me that Emma and Brenda were looking for me and t

I certainly didn't need to be attacked by that mad-woman.

s an opportunity to apolog

happened. Please a

ve like that. I do

to you. If you could just g

. He kept staring at me in a perplexing way, a

each, or if I should return home. He assured me that Emma and Brenda would defi

attraction. As much as I tried to follow the conversation with Charles, something had changed. I didn't trust him anymore, and it was even harder

for me. His actions towards me, were of a man in love, and his tender hands were of my dear-caring dancing-partner. The only problem here was that I had blindly believed him! I couldn't take away fr

I should confront them and Charles, but I didn't have time to decide, for the mad woman returned! She seem

h me and continued insulting me, that I didn't even realize that she had called out my name. I managed to evade the blow and pushed her. Charles grabbed her firmly by one of her arms forcing her to

elling me something, but my mind was still busy trying to assimilate everything that had just happened. She touched my shoulder, and asked me if I was okey, so I

day at the beach had been, and we both answered that it had just been lovely. I even told him about my profound enjoyment of being in the water, but we didn't tell him about the mad-woman nor o

e had changed with time, and he wasn't the sweet teenager that I remembered. I had no idea of what he had done with his life, nor did I know if he had had many love relationships or not. I also had to accept the fact that I didn't know my cousins Emma nor Brenda well enough, as to trust them completely. We h

. I remembered how our relationship had ended as fast as it had started. Brian had lied to me; hiding a long-

because I had felt victimized. I had cried then because I got angry with myself for not having noticed the warning signs of a cheater. I had been angry with myself for blindly believing in Brian and for

because I pretended to be asleep. She left the bedroom when Brenda called her name. As soon as she closed the door behind her, my

hurt me. My mind also kept reliving the terrible words and deeds of that mad-woman, and then it hit