Between two worlds

my mind moved faster than th

o an eerie silence. I welcomed it though even after the chaos with Sandra, I c

eiling fan spinning lazily above me. But instead of peace

just stared. There I was, a plain old Matilda. Confident, sarcastic, strong-willed

an old scarf was a folded note, the edges already curling from how often

make you feel le

e words wit

I murmured. "When

g beneath it all made me feel like I was walking on eggshells every time someone got too close. Every time a guy tried to flirt, ask me out, o

silence. My phone lit

Just dinner. One h

s ago. The one who was kind, funny

the message witho

on the door. I jumped

oice came through t

hroat. "Yeah.

's fine Princess" she assured me with a pale sm

brows furrowe

ys 'From your pas

it unde

te. It was cream-colored, slightly creased. My name was

I finally picked it up, feeling the

your

skipped

and. "No name," I murmured, glancing toward the door like someone might be

n't o

t

my pillow like it was somet

harp, short. What if someone knew? What if someone from the ol

ed slightly. I

ew rules. Avoid close friends. Laugh often. Trust

sing my back hard against the p

e buzze

ouse without my knowledge. Ju

ing and his safe hugs. He'd always been there. He knew pi

the popped

nvelope sat just beneath it, b

nd picked

chew like a goat. And

e with you. I bought it for mys

uietly, then

not crying? Wh

cause of the pizz

t? Just Sh

my lady. So...

the screen. I wanted to

don'

ied imm

Should I

I whispered to my

Just tal

What do you wan

ing but m

saw a girl today who looked like you if you

nor

cally... no

. Which is why I

Ru

el: H

smiled. He had a way of pulling me

ally think

st them. There's a difference.

ss in that last message touc

never as

you'd tell me w

le

ers of my eyes, but

Th

ank me. Just prom

Wh

d of holding the weight alone

is message fo

ne carry

letter beneath

tomo