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I was breathless and so did everyone here. The Priest held His word a little longer, creating a suffocating suspension. And oh Lord… I hated it.
Present. Late Spring."I would rather die...," I say, followed by the startled noise of the crowd. they shook their heads in disbelief. I could feel their eyes on me, stripping me off.
I’m finally home after being sheltered in the temple after that night. “One needs a quiet place to recover and figure things out after such a terrible thing,” Sister Cecilia said. She forgot that one also needs love and support of their blood after such a terrible thing.
We jump altogether. Startled by the roaring noise. My heart begins to pound while my breath grows shorter and faster. Hyperventilating.‘They are coming for us’, says the voice inside my head.
Mid Autumn.How long have they kept me here?
Sorry. I’m really sorry. I don't know why I'm telling you this. I’m sorry.My honor will be restored, and I, once again, will be a worthy woman; a woman of faith and honor. I shouldn't be thinking about kill myself. That&
Wow...I don't know what to say. It was just--, WOW!
I was dressed in white then my mother escorted me to a chamber that is also white, where all the women and girls in this place gather and feast while waiting for the men to settle the business in the banquet chamber.From a distance,
Warning: This chapter contains some sensitive content like emotional and sexual trauma that may not be suitable for some readers. If you are easily triggered, please refrain.You have been warned.
“You okay, sister?” Hanna finally asks after she put Angela on my bed. Sh*t, what time is it? It seems like I have
“Mommy Amber!” The sweet Angela comes running at me as soon as I open the front door. Tighten her little arms around my legs then look up at me with her big brown eyes. I used to have that kind of eyes too, shining, trusting, loving. God! How can my monster breed such an angelic child?“May peace be upon thee, Mommy.” She babbles with distorted words that sound more like ‘ma-pi-bi-pon-ti! ma-mi’. She still can’t pronounce the words correctly yet, especially with those ‘r’, ‘t’, and ‘c’. Yes… It’s difficult to understand her sometimes, but it's very easy to tolerate one’s flaws if they have such angelic appearance. I even think
I'm on my knees, smiling like a three-year-old. My hands are busy picking some sexy red tomatoes, then putting them in a woven bamboo basket beside me. I run my finger through the damp soil. Taking a deep breath. There is the sweet smell of the freshly cut leaves, moss, and wet grass.
My eyes flip open at once at the first light in the morning, I gasp for air with my heart in my stomach and eyes wide open. As if I was drowning and then snapped out of water. It was a sudden, mechanical awakening. But I didn’t mind, really.
"SAY SOMETHING!" He screams again."Le-let me--, hrrrk let--, let me go-o,"
Warning: This chapter contains some sensitive content like emotional and sexual trauma that may not be suitable for some readers. If you are easily triggered, please refrain.You have been warned.
Warning: This chapter contains some sensitive content like emotional and sexual trauma that may not be suitable for some readers. If you are easily triggered, please refrain.You have been warned.
I was dressed in white then my mother escorted me to a chamber that is also white, where all the women and girls in this place gather and feast while waiting for the men to settle the business in the banquet chamber.From a distance,
Wow...I don't know what to say. It was just--, WOW!