Novel & Cerita Film Stolen Innocence

I would make sure it happened. After Seline left, I slipped into the bathroom to wash away the traces of the day. I was dying to see Jude, and there was no way I would let an opportunity like this pass. I chose my best dress, the one that hugged my body perfectly. I knew Jude would not be able to resist me. He was emotionally fragile after the drama at the birthday party, and I planned to take advantage of that. I was glad everything had gone exactly as I had hoped, no one would ever suspect I had betrayed Seline.

" Thunderous applause erupted from the audience. I won the gold medal. Standing on the award podium beneath the bright lights, I felt a familiar sting behind my eyes. I thought about Grandma Anne and the emerald pendant that had once belonged to her. I thought about the night I had knelt on the marble floor, gathering the broken pieces while everyone watched. I had been so sure then that I was broken too, and that nothing could ever be whole again. But now, I knew better. Even shattered things could be rebuilt, and sometimes, the rebuilding made them even more stunning than they had been before. After the awards ceremony, a bouquet of white roses arrived with a card that read, "Congratulatio