The Dragon Named Betrayal

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Betrayal you​ ​always​ ​know​ ​the​ ​suffocating​ ​feeling​ ​in​ ​the​ ​air​ ​around​ ​you.​ ​​ ​The​ ​feeling​ ​is​ ​unmistakable.​ ​​ ​The cloud​ ​settles​ ​down​ ​towards​ ​you​ ​as​ ​you​ ​walk​ ​by​ ​your​ ​peers.  They​ ​know. You​ ​know​ ​that​ ​it's​ ​coming. They​ ​want​ ​you​ ​out. They​ ​want​ ​you​ ​gone​. It's​ ​too​ ​late​ ​to​ ​run​ ​from​ ​it​ ​all,​ ​​Betrayal​ ​​is​ ​already​ ​near. A​ ​serpent​ ​from​ ​the​ ​old​ ​ages​ ​only​ ​told​ ​from​ ​children's​ ​tales.​ ​​ ​The​ ​scaly​ ​large​ ​creature​ ​always lurking​ ​behind​ ​you.​ ​​ ​It's​ ​breathes​ ​all​ ​the​ ​lies,​ ​told​ ​and​ ​untold.​ ​​ ​It​ ​signs​ ​the​ ​contracts​ ​with​ ​the scribbled​ ​name​ ​of​ ​​Betrayal​.​ ​​ ​Only​ ​then​ ​does​ ​the​ ​dragon​ ​strike.​ ​​ ​There​ ​is​ ​no​ ​apparent​ ​harm​ ​but slowly​ ​and​ ​painfully​ ​the​ ​dragon​ ​claws​ ​at​ ​the​ ​most​ ​vulnerable​ ​fragile​ ​organ,​ ​your​ ​heart​.​ ​​ ​​When​ ​the dragon​ ​has​ ​done​ ​it's​ ​deed​ ​it​ ​leaves.​ ​​ ​It​ ​leaves​ ​you​ ​alone​ ​in​ ​a​ ​dark​ ​world.​ ​​ ​You​ ​collapse,​ ​holding​ ​in your​ ​hands,​ ​the​ ​only​ ​thing​ ​you​ ​have​ ​left,​ ​a​ ​shredded​ ​heart.​ ​​ ​And​ ​from​ ​the​ ​heart,​ ​trust​ ​was​ ​stolen, that​ ​is​ ​what​ ​​Betrayal​ ​​came​ ​for.​ ​​ ​The​ ​foolish​ ​trust​ ​you​ ​have​ ​is​ ​what​ ​attracts​ ​​Betrayal. That​ ​is​ ​when​ ​you​ ​sign​ ​thej​ ​contract​ ​the​ ​moment​ ​you​ ​leak​ ​a​ ​bit​ ​of​ ​that​ ​trust.​ ​​ ​That​ ​is​ ​when​ ​​Betrayal comes.

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