Choosing Peace: My True Love

voice barely a whisper. My back was agai

ry. He didn't believe me. Of c

ard. He grabbed my upper arm, his fingers digging into my skin

d, hitting the wall hard. The impact

, trying to pull my arm fr

kshelf in the library last year? Emily told me the truth about that day. She was the one wh

e force of a physical blow. The

he quietest corner of the library. The creaking sound. David, with his back to it, completely unaware. Me, seeing the

elf came crashing down with a sound like thunder. A heavy encyclopedia had slid off the top shelf and struck me on the back of the head. The world had

n, and he had believed her. All this time, for over a decade, he had believed I was a

realization making me feel sick. "I was the o

top lying! You're a liar and you're pathetic, a

had hit me all those years ago. My vision blurred. The room started to spin. The pain was overwhelmi

nd of a calm, aut

Mr. Chen. We have a zero-

udents was standing near the door, looking stern. Two c

you alright? We've contacted your emergency contact. Mr. Chen has been removed f

ted. I just felt an immense, soul-crushing

looked terrible. His eyes were red-rimmed, and he hadn't sha

't look at me directly. "I'm sorry. I... I lost my te

ting me to say somethi

into his voice. "The suspension is just temporary. We can... we can stil

almost escaped my lips. He thought a forced marriage was the solution.

who had become the man who wished I had n

etly, a final, irrevoca

ng a small first-aid kit and a bottle of water. He stopped a few feet away, his kind eyes looking