Left Behind

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THEME: FORESTS

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Scarlet stared at her not so brilliant skin in the vast river. Life wasn't supposed to be this way. She turned away and looked closely at the scars on her wrists, which were nothing compared to the ones her heart wore at that moment. 

"I lived for you, my life revolved around you. How could you become a runaway groom?" It wasn't the shame of standing before her loved ones and strangers when he said, "I don't" that hurt but the thought of being left behind... a reject. 

She was just going through the motions of life when he became her sunshine. He sold her dreams in platters of fluffy sunny clouds.The thought of joining those that left before her was liberating as she stood over a hill overlooking the seas of trees in the forest. One step forward and all would be forgotten. The quest and fight for love has landed her in dams of tears.

"Scarlet," She heard her name.Scarlet...a brilliant red. An overpowering brilliance.She ignored the voice and looked at the beckoning water below, reflecting the beauty of the forest.

"When I am born again, let me be born as one of the trees in this forest, to never be uprooted anddiscarded. "With eyes closed, she saw the fake smile of the one that discarded her and she suddenly turnedaround. Bubbles of laughter danced in her stomach like excited butterflies and she released them. 

Why should she die when she did nothing wrong? Why is she the one taking this step? 

"Scarlet."Slowly she turned around and began a fresh walk towards the direction she came. With or without a husband, she knew her life will shine as the morning sun with a brilliance never seen, because she refuses to be a victim. She is a survivor. 

"I hear you Abba, my life is worth more than Jide's approval. I will be a strong tree, givingstrength and shelter to those around me and live purposefully than ever before. It hurts but I willget through this, I will live to fight another day." 

That smirk on his face as he walked away has now become her amulet. ..yes, her motivation for a better life. 

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