2:30 AM
The wall clock's ticking grew louder, echoing through Evara's silent room.
The city slumbered, oblivious to her turmoil.
Evara sat on her bed, surrounded by darkness.
Her engagement ring glinted in the faint moonlight.
She twisted it, her thoughts entwined with the gold.
A symbol of commitment.
Or a chain of captivity?
Evara's gaze wandered.
From the ring to her window.
The night sky seemed to mirror her soul.
Dark, endless, and uncertain.
"Why did Mom do this?" she whispered.
The question echoed.
No answers came.
Only the clock's relentless ticking.
Evara's thoughts swirled.
Marven's face.
His proposal.
Mom's insistence.
Her own helplessness.
The ring felt heavy.
A weight anchoring her.
To a life she didn't choose.
Evara's fingers trembled.
She slid the ring off.
Held it in her palm.
Stared.
A tiny, glinting prison.
"I can't do this," she whispered.
Determination sparked.
But doubts crept in.
What would Mom say?
What would society think?
Evara's resolve wavered.
The clock struck 2:45.
In the darkness, Evara made a decision.
One that would change everything.
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FanfictionEvara, once a vibrant child, succumbs to depression as she navigates adulthood. Her smile hides the scars of a tumultuous childhood, marked by witnessing her parents' violent fights and her aunt's son attempted molestation - a secret she kept hidden...
