Gilded Hearts
I wrapped my arms around myself and stood in the quiet penthouse-, listening to the distant hum of the city below,.
The fairy tale wasn’t just cracked,.
It was shattered,.
And as the reality settled deeper into my bones-, one thought pressed against my chest, heavy and terrifying,:
This wasn’t a bad night,.
It was the beginning,.
And I had no idea how I was going to survive what came next,.
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I didn’t sleep the whole night,.
Even after crawling back into bed-, even after pulling the blanket over my head like a child hiding from a storm-, my mind refused to quiet down,.
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