Bride of the Century
I never thought, the life I have been living is a lie. The people I called parents were never really mine. The best friend I trusted never truly saw me as a person. And the man I loved for seven years, the one I believed would stay by my side no matter what was sharing my bed with her behind my back. They laughed, mocked, and enjoyed the life I built with my hard work.
And the final blow is my boss someone whom I respected cornered me. His hands, his breath. All made my skin crawl. I fought and struggled when his wife walked in. I was thrown out, my job gone and my dignity shattered.
"We should have left where we found her" my mother said.
"She was just lying there in the forest. No one would have known" my father replied.
The truth shattered me completely so I turned and ran.
I don't know where I was going. I didn't care. My legs moved on their own as tears blurred my vision. Until there was nothing left. No strength, no breath, and no will. And then I fell.
My body hit the cold ground and everything went silent. For a moment I thought this was the end but then something changed. A strange sensation spread through my body, slow at first then overwhelming. My weakness disappeared and my pain faded.
At a distance, between the shadows of the trees, stood a figure. It's tall, still and watching. I couldn't see his face clearly.
His eyes opened and it is glowing red. It's locked on me.
And a deep, rambling voice low and calm cut through the silence, "Finally, I found you"
That's when I realized this wasn't the end of my life. It was something far worse.