False.
An all encompassing concept which perfectly described their relationship. The need to maintain an appearance of frailty. Posing no threat. A method of emotional support that never once existed. The method of manipulation that had been used enraged her.
This had not been her fault. The Overlap took over the land; the land was Curya or so the ancestors called it. A force, no one knew who or what controlled it. The Overlap. Instilling fear which over time grew in grandeur. Year after year the Reconstruction, what our leader referred to as the unpredictable metamorphosis of matter, consisted of all living and nonliving things, human and non-human alike. Memories just changed. Memories Overlapped. Waking up one day believing you had arranged for something, when in reality you did not, something at the core of your being told you that you had done both. A puzzling thought. The Overlap. Melding thoughts for no apparent reason. A modification of the truth. A Reconstruction. No one knew how.
Before the utter chaos that unfolded through the development of the Overlap the world was happy. The world was normal, a standard of conformity had been established and set. She had not yet learned the extent of the term brutality. It finally struck, The potency of the term is falsely used. The Overlap gained potency in the simple meaning of the word; in a comparison to the original Overlap. Crazy individuals were rare to encounter, but mild memory loss was prominent. Our leader eventually acknowledged the reality of the situation and gave it the name. The Overlap. Some denied its existence, others claimed it amnesia. But no one knew the truth.
She had been tricked and it would never happen again. The belief in which an individual cares for another is a lie. She knew it. When the time came the choice would always be to fly, fighting never being considered an option. She was broken and not mending, the depth of the wound that would forever mark her soul throbbed in pain.
She was fixing it.
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The Alternate Reality
Novela JuvenilOur world is replete with creatures constantly threatening the lives of many. While all seems well in the world, having overcome the Overlap, She still does not feel safe. No one knows the inner workings of the Overlap; a person seemed fine one day...
