AdrianDue to pressure from Clara and her parents, our wedding date has been pushed up from happening in a year two happening in the next month. They have decided to cover all of the expenses of the wedding, everything ranging from Clara's dream wedding dress to the flower she will hold while walkin
StellaMy fingers curl around my mother's arm. I draw her closer to me, scanning the immediate environment that surrounds us.Just up ahead, dawned in golden and white clothes, walks my old foster mother and sister, Clara. They were sadistic smiles on their faces, the fake, and plastic kind that one
StellaMy mother was nice enough to take me to the mall to get my mind off of things. When I came home a crying mess, unable to take myself back to my apartment where I would be faced with the dreaded feeling of loneliness, she held me in her arms and helped me sleep throughout the night. I woke up
AdrianI remain frozen in place as I watch Stella a walk away from me. The sounds of her cries to fill my ears, echoing in the chambers of my mind. Just the sound of them make me feel so uneasy, making me feel as if I am the cause for her distress and sadness.I will my feet to move after her, to in
Stella“No,” the word leaves my mouth before I even realize it.Adrian pauses, just about to cross the threshold of his home, and turns around to look at me. My ears ring and my heart is beating out of control, unable to stay steady in the time I need it to be calm the most. I shake my head and allo
AdrianThe drive home is long and slow. I take my time through the roads, wanting to delay myself in getting home quick, not wanting to face the reality of my loneliness and depression that I feel. My house is just another reminder of what it is that I have lost, having pushed away the one woman in