A Heart Gone Cold
As she spoke, her eyes instantly reddened, and her voice became choked with emotions.
"Mona, don't say that. In my heart, you'll always be my sister." Douglas tenderly ruffled her hair—a gesture that had once been reserved only for me.
"That's right, Mona. We'll keep thinking of a solution. Don't worry. I'll never let you marry someone else!" Marcel declared with conviction, completely forgetting the promises he had once made to me.
Watching their affectionate display for each other, I felt a wave of nausea churn in my stomach. Once, I had been their cherished sister and sweetheart. Now, I was nothing more than an outsider, out of place in their world.