Inside Marissa's Heart
Excusing herself, she uttered, "I need to take something outside."
Retreating to the stable, she looked for comfort with her white foal, gently stroking him. Overwhelmed by feelings of insufficiency, Marissa whispered to the white foal, "I can't even gift my parents anything; I am just useless. That's why Juan will never love me. Daniella is so much better than me. I don't know why I am even living in this world; no one needs me. Juan has Daniella - beautiful, successful, and famous. I am just Marissa, with nothing to offer except reliance on my parents. That's why Juan will never love me; I can't give him anything. But I love him so much that I can't stop. There is only one choice for me: t