Chapter 35 - Azalea

Eyes

With all of my possessions, my freedom is the one that I am most contented with. It was the only thing I’m grateful for to my parents who left me to fend for myself.

I was just a kid when my mom chose her modeling career abroad over me. And it was okay because she still sees me during the holidays, and I still have my father who brings me with him whenever he travels.

But one night, he said that he needs to leave. He told me that they want me to learn to be independent, and this is the only way I could learn. He left and came back when he was on the verge of dying.

And I believed them. They were just teaching me how to be strong, how to never feel afraid of being alone, how to pursue whatever you dream of. They made me realize that it’s only me who can free myself.

But when I grew up, I realized how they also taught me to feel. They taught me about anger, sadness, and loneliness. It’s because I was born but wasn&rsqu