"her smile was radiant, blossoming. her heart was breaking, s h r i v e l i n g ."
-him.
*~*~*~*~*~*
"m a r a? What's wrong, are you okay?"
breathe in, out,
in, out,
in, out.
god it hurt,
her tear stained cheeks red with slashes.
they weren't new.
about 4 years old.
she covered it with concealer,
hoping that the residue of her pain was not visible.
sighing, she fixed herself.
don't cry. if you cry, you are vulnerable.
if you frown you are vulnerable.
if you love you are vulnerable.
she opened the door with a grin,
big enough to cover open glaciers.
it was almost sickening how happy she was to pretend.
how willing she was to become venomous,
feasting on anything with innocent eyes.
the one that loved too easily,
the one that believed in happily ever after,
i s i a h w i l i n t o n.
sincerely, m a r a.
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Sincerely, Mara. {Wattys2015}
Short StoryStory #1 in the 'The Hourglass Effect' series. She forgot it was an act. That it was a lie. She forgot that she's broken, and can't fall in love. So she made him fall for her . Made him think she was perfect. But what she didn't know, was that the...
