Chapter 80

Alys

“Leave.”

I ordered the two girls, staring daggers into them as they scuttled away, fear and apprehension clearly written in their eyes before they turned away. they scuttled out of view, slipping off to the corner of the hall before disappearing out of view.

Seconds after I was sure that they were out of sight, I let my shoulders slump and breathed out slowly. All the weight I had been carrying down my shoulders weighed on me even harder now.

I looked down at the broken ceramic piece that remained scattered on the floor thanks to those two girls. Despite my orders they had been careless. Breathing out one more time in a sigh, I moved forward, slowly crouching carefully and picking up the broken bigger pieces.

How ironic. Broken, just like my heart.

During times like these when days tempted me into sadness, i grwe frustrated and angry.

And I missed him. More than anything I missed his small smiles, his warm comfort.

But I couldn’t stand coming second in his life, not to the dut