Madam-Omara

Aurelius knew this night was coming, but that did not prepare him for the waves of emotions that were hitting him. Tonight, was the announcement of the engagement of his best friend and the love of his life. Seeing her on Castor’s arm with such a big smile made his gut wrench. She was absolutely stunning. Her hair was pulled back into a chignon with a few ringlets loose that were framing her face. Her ball gown was soft pink with swirls of gold throughout, the top half of her dress was snug against her body, showing off her gorgeous figure, and then flared out at the hips. When she looked his way, he felt his heart stop. He must have let out a strangled noise because one of the other members of the Royal Guard elbowed him in the side, quickly snapping himself out of it. As soon as he was able to, he fled the ballroom. Once outside he made his way to one of the marble benches that were scattered around the porch. Resting his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands, Aurelius all

It was all a lie. He told me he loved me, Then took something that wasn’t his to take. I had to see him every day after that For two and a half years. Had to see him with other girls And wonder if they too had something stolen After all of that I had little respect for myself. How could I be so dumb? How could I believe his lies? How could I not see the monster that he had inside? I convinced myself that it was my fault. That I let it happen. A stupid girl who thought that someone like him would want. It took me years to finally tell someone. I was so afraid they wouldn’t believe or worse They wouldn’t want me cause of how broken I had become. But no, instead they held me in their arms And promised they would never see me as broken. They called me strong. They call me brave. How? How was I strong? How am I brave? I never spoke up about that day. I didn’t try to warn the other. No, instead I locked it all away and tried to pretend that I was fine. They let me scream, break down