I felt the tears build up in my eyes as I watched the ship leave. I didn't know why I was about to cry. This male just about killed me and my mother. I watched as he threw the paper and it seemed like some string carried it to me.
I grabbed it and opened it up, noticing the letters I had written just weeks earlier. I then turned it over and noticed the writing in the beautiful cursive handwriting:
Is this one huge nightmare I am in? Or is this a beautifully tragic love story that was meant to happen? I guess we will never know. You've learned my story. I can't send my voice to a lost prayer any longer. At this point, I say goodnight to the tired eyes. To the pain. To the old me. And I guess this is the end for us. You know what to do.
After I finished reading, I looked up towards the boat, only to discover he was over the horizon at this point. I bit my lip hard as I looked back down at the note. I folded it up and stuck it in my coat pocket, right over my heart. I then looked at my mother, who looked confused and tired.
I took her hand and said, "Let's go home.."
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Beautifully Tragic
RomanceA serial killer (Kasper Reid) gets sent to an insane asylum and ends up falling for one of the workers (Donovan Batchler) there. Batchler ends up falling in love with Reid, risking his job and reputation as he tries to escape with his new lover.
