7.

Sophia.

I was walking to my Aunt's room. She had told me earlier, to see her after breakfast.

I knocked on her door and walked in.

“Aunt, what's up?"

She looked up from her phone and patted the spot beside her.

I sat down and waited for her to talk.

“I want to tell you something. Something that I hope will change your way of thinking, and will help you understand what I've been trying to say .

When I was your age, I was so in love. Well, mostly in love with the idea of being in love. But my mate wasn't coming forth, so I fell victim to a guy who I thought genuinely loved me.

He was always there for me, always available, caring, loving, defensive. He was everything I wanted in a man. The only flaw in him was the fact that he wanted sex. I didn't. I wanted us to be married first, because I felt it was more honorable that way.

One day, he had his friends over, and he knew I didn't drink, but he forced me to have a glass. A while after I drank, I felt really dizzy. The last thing I r