Something Was Off

VIVIAN

This week has been hell for me.

I’ve cried my eyes out more than I thought was possible, but even the tears feel empty now. I’m exhausted. Tired of crying, tired of everything.

And here, I am battling this sickness that could take my life any day.

It feels like my body’s betraying me, just like the rest of my life has.

I wish I had died back then with my parents in that accident. Because ever since they left me, it’s been nothing but a mess.

No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to escape the pain, the confusion, the loneliness. It just keeps piling up, suffocating me.

As I walked into the grand entrance of Mrs Anderson's mansion alongside Jack, the weight of everything felt unbearable.

“Lily!” Mrs Anderson cried, rushing towards me with her arms outstretched. “ Where have you been? We've been so worried!”

I froze. Shot her a side- eye and clenched my jaw. Lily. She called me Lily again.

The name stung like a slap on my face. I wasn’t Lily. I would never be Lily.

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