Prologue

𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚛 ▌│█║▌║▌║

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝚄𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍, 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜, 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜, 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚜, 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚎𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚜 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚛 𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛. 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚛 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚍, 𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚕

𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝'𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚍 ▌│█║▌║▌║

𝙽𝚘 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚋𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚎𝚍, 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖 𝚘𝚛 𝚋𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚜, 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚙𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚎, 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛

Author's note:

This story contains typographical errors, incorrect grammar, profanities, drugs, physical and verbal abuse, and some scenes that are not appropriate for children. If you don't want any of this, I recommend skipping those sections and moving on to the next chapter. Please bear with me. I'm not an expert and still learning little by little. Everything mentioned in this story is entirely fictitious.

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She tried to put the past behind her, but it continuously haunts her.

She tried to bury her history in a deep hole and forget about it, but it never left her. It continues returning to her, never allowing her to live a tranquil existence.

She put in a lot of effort to get out of her miserable life. She put up with everything in order to be free of the past that had caused her so much pain, but no matter where she hid or went, it keep coming back to haunt her.

She wanted to disappear, yet she had hoped to fight back and overcome everything.

She met a man... a man with a cold gray eyes. She didn't realize she was falling until the chaos in her life became unbearable. She had been enduring the pain for quite some time and was barely hanging on.

Will she choose to remain imprisoned in the past or will she choose to move forward and experience the freedom she desperately desires?

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It was raining. While standing in a waiting shed, I was staring at the stoplights. I opted to shelter from the rain for a moment because it was pouring so hard. I don't want to return home drenched.

Many people were racing over to the waiting sheds because most of them did not have umbrellas to protect themselves from the wailing clouds. I stared at my drenched sneakers as if they were the most fascinating thing in the world.

After a while, the clouds began to clear, so I finally decided to leave. I saw a poster in a shop while out wandering. I came to a halt for a moment, not realizing I was staring at a guy's poster. A woman in a formal dress smiled at me as the sliding door unexpectedly opened. I bet she's a staff of the shop.

"What can I do for you, Ma'am? would you like to take a look at our clothes?"  the saleswoman asked so I shooked my head and smiled back.

"Uh no. It's fine, thank you," I said then continued to walk. It took me twenty minutes to reach my apartment.

I took off my wet clothes and warmed myself up. I brewed my favorite coffee then sat near the windowpane. All I did was watch how the rain pour on the busy street. The rain somehow brought me comfort so I was stunned for a few minutes in front of the window until I notice a familiar figure. My forehead furrowed.

Who could it possibly be?

"Ethienne?" I just shooked my head when I confirmed that it wasn't her.

The next day, I woke up late. I had a good night's sleep, so I virtually raced against the clock so I wouldn't be late for work. I don't want to take advantage of my employer's generosity, knowing he helped me a lot.

Unfortunately, the bus I was riding on got stuck in traffic. I promptly handed over the money and ran quickly. I got to the pedestrian lane and fortunately, the cars have stopped.

Oh God, I better hurry!

I passed by a black sports car and my brows met when I noticed the person driving it. I just shrugged my shoulders. When I arrived at the place I usually work, a lot of people were already seated eating there. I took a deep breath before opening the sliding door. 

"Solene, please hurry up and help us." I nodded and went into the staff room to change into my work clothes.

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I took a peek at the clock. In a blink of an eye, my work was done for today. I bid goodbye to my co-workers and waited for the bus in a waiting shed. There were only two people on the bus because it was almost nine o'clock. I knew I worked overtime. I was about to board the bus when I felt someone staring at me from behind.

It gave me the creeps and I looked back. I was stunned the moment I saw who it was and it seems that he has been tailing me. What is he doing? What does he want from me? 

"Camerone?" I was right, it was him. He was just looking at me and I decided to ignore him. I hopped on the bus but I can't still forget the looks on his eyes. 

I don't want to recall what was happened to us because it was over. It was just a part of the past that is not worth looking back at. It was just a part of the past that is not worth looking back at. I will end up hurting myself if I did.

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"SOLENE!" I almost fell when I heard a knocking and shouting from outside.

"Open this goddamn door!"

Even though I was still sleepy, I forced myself to get out of the bed because my door might end up broken. I don't have anything to replace it.

"Stop yelling! you look like a mistress trying to wage a war so early in the morning!" I said and walked into the living room. I yawned and stretched a bit before opening the door. I saw Ethienne's usual bitchy face. 

"It's entirely your fault. You're too lazy to move an inch, you sluggish bitch!" I didn't mind her and pushed her to the living room so that her mouth would stop saying nonsense.

It's embarrassing, I felt sorry for my neighbors.

"What brings you here?" I asked and yawned again. Honestly, I'm still sleepy. If I don't wake up, I'll end up having a slap mark on my cheeks.

"Looks like it's going to be a while for us to see each other again." Her face had a solemn expression on it and I don't like it. 

"Why?"

"I have to look for a new job. My salary was not enough to cover my brother's school fees and to feed my family." I was stunned and looked at her.

"Stay here," I said and went back to the room. I searched for something and when I found it, I immediately went back to where Ethienne was.

"Here, take it." I gave her the little money I had saved. I guess it was enough for the help. 

"What am I going to do with this? I can work, you know." She shook her head and returned the piggy bank to my hand.

"Just keep it. Let's have samgyupsal someday," she said. She laughed and then smiled at me as if to express her contentment.

"I guess I have to go." I sighed then handed back the piggy bank to her hands.

"Solene," she said and all I could do was smile.

"Go ahead, take it. Who else will help? It's just me." She instantly smiled and hugged me.

"Thanks a lot. I'll promise to make it up to you next time." I hugged her then hit her forehead.

"What the heck was that for?" I just laughed.

"I'll go ahead then. I'll return this piggy bank of yours soon. Thanks!" She gave me a flying kiss and she left. Honestly, she looked so stupid but that's the way she is.

She was so fun to be with because you don't know what she's up to. Sometimes, you won't know if she's been possessed or bewitched. Her mouth is unstoppable that even the word 'retreat' or 'back out' is definitely not her thing.

I was jealous and admired her at the same time because she could easily express her feelings and was free to say whatever she wanted to say. Unlike me, who is too cowardly and always runs away whenever unfortunate things happen. It's ridiculous but it was the truth. 

Yes, I hate to admit it, but I was a coward. I just don't want trouble as much as possible. I'm so fed up with trouble. I just wanted to have a good and quiet life. That was more than enough for me.

I can still endure it all, so I will keep going no matter what. 

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Must have been the wind

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