Five Years of Marriage to Mr. Bradford
A melancholic song filled the silence: "I heard you married on a lonely night. No smile upon your face in sight. I never dared to ask or see. What if the blame belongs to me? Back then, I was too young, too wild. Careless words, a reckless child. I hurt you deeply. I made you bleed. Some wounds cut far beyond what we need. A heart so kind—how does it live on through? What can a lifetime ever do? So let me say I'm sorry now. With guilt I carry, I don't know how. One careless touch, one foolish play. Can ruin someone's whole lifetime away..."
Each lyric pierced her heart, the pain swelling like a relentless tide, threatening to drown her.
She covered her face, tears streaming through her finge