Love Rewriting
lle'
en the same si
els like shattered glass-broken beyond repair. Every time
en to me," I beg, my voice
sgust. His eyes, once filled with warmth and pride, now hold nothing
words slamming into me like daggers. "And I'm
s well up in my eyes. The one person who had always stood by
el l
my father's love. They made my life difficult, but as long as I had him, I felt s
Bella. Never trusted her lie
would still be fine be
efend me against their cruelty. But now? He acted like I didn't exist. Even when Bel
more tha
ed eyes followed a couple stepping out of the house across the street. They were laughing, their h
ave this house," I
y husband-to-be would come and take me away from this misera
self in the cracked mirror, real
r. Hollow cheeks. Sunken eyes. My once radiant skin had lost its glow, and my clo
ant me when he s
ched, exhaustion weighing me down like chains. Just as I was about to c
mil
immediately, I rushed out of my room, my
a and her mother sat together, th
ille's place?" Bella asked hesitantly, he
ile spread across
me. I've already planted the seed of doubt in his heart. He
t. If there was one thing she knew for certain,
would lose
g against fine porcelain, laughter humming in the air. But as always, I sat apart. Cross-legged
no longer surprised me-it w
to retreat to my room, my father's
come to
ne acknowledged my presence beyond commands and punishments.
e dimly lit corridor, my bare feet barely making a sound against
cigarette between his fingers, his back turned to me. His posture was bot
r me?" My voice held
his chair. The glow from the desk lamp flickered over his stern face, ca
oming tomorro
ile stretched across my
h excitement. I had dreamed of this moment-of escape, of
his eyes made
" he said simply, flicking hi
lips. A cold, sinking feeli
ther?" My voice barel
lasses, his expre
ll take y
hit me l
ll
favored one.
haking my head in disbelief. "I-I was supposed to be the one getting mar
nly indifference as he inhaled
tion, my hands clenching at my sides.
ped to me-sha
ust talk b
w better than to challenge hi
" I whispered, m
I want you to behave yourself tomorrow. No outbursts, no foolishnes
ds burned deeper tha
lea
ers-but the steel in his eyes warned me that
d, and turned away, dragging
inally let the tears fall, my silent cries fil