8- EVA

"You can do this,” I said to my reflection, "You’re strong, determined and you will be independent again, maybe not in a few months, but in a few years."

I finished putting on the gold earrings and decided to remove the rest of the piercings from my ears.

They wouldn’t be seen because the loose hair would be covering them anyway.

I’ve put on my septum with fake diamonds I only wore on special occasions and stepped back to look myself up and down one last time.

I looked... like a bride not at all determined to be one and the subtle makeup I had chosen helped to accentuate the panic in my eyes.

The rest? I looked like a heart attack.

To be something not serious at all, Louis had taken the subject of the wedding very serious; He’d taken me shopping on Fifth Avenue where he dragged me from store to store until we found the dress that, according to him, was perfect for me.

Said dress was white and reached belo