oneirism

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"They break you. Until you are no more. Until there's nothing left of you to fight back. Tear you apart to shreds and throw away what they don't like." She took a swig of what he thought was wine. It had a flowery scent, so soft and calming he could feel himself becoming drowsy.

 
" I had to save you. I had to save all of you before you became like me. I couldn't bare it. The thought of more people preyed upon by those vile snakes." He shot forward as she staggered backwards almost falling off the side of the balcony. Bottle shattering as it fell to the grass below. That was going to be hard to explain in the morning." In the name of helping, of being kind. You have unknowingly sold your soul to the devil. Me, saving you, it's no kindness, no. It's a mercy."

The mistress looked ethereal in the moonlight, the wind blowing her veil around, loose strands of hair flying everywhere, as tears streaked down her rose tinted cheeks and cherry lips. She was the goddess who pulled him out of hell. Yet it seemed she never escaped herself. 

 
" You won't leave me will you? Not again. Don't leave me."

 
Her brown eyes stared into his. She was laying herself bare, begging, showing him a weakness she hid behind sultry glances and an intelligence she fought to obtain. To everyone else she was Madam Abbas. The lioness of the  white rose. The Heiress that took over their entire industry, buying all the pretty girls and boys that caught her eye. Owning them.

 
But to him, oh to him and her. He saw her as she was. Their savior, the martyr, using up all she really was, blood, sweat and tears, to free everyone who suffered the same fate she did. No one remembers the soft eyed, honey tongued girl they broke not long ago. No one knew her true purpose. The string less puppet behind the mask of riches.

 
" Never miss, never." 

 
She tumbled forward flinging herself into his arms. Her tears stained his white shirt, they rocked back and forth holding to each other as if the other was their life line.

 
" Don't let me go. Don't let me fall apart."