I'm not running away, she kept telling herself. They sent me away, and now I have to survive on my own. I'm not running away from my responsibility at all.
Eventually, she almost believed it. She took on some odd jobs, and managed to survive in a reasonably comfortable manner.
Even so, when an opportunity arrived at her doorstep in the shape of a handsome devil, she couldn't refuse the offer. After all, one has to learn to embrace the darkness inside at some point in their lives, don't they?
Or maybe they don't, but it's the route she decided to take, and no matter the detour, it got her home in the end.
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Tiny Stories
Short StoryA collection of 100 word stories, based on two prompt list challenges. The first 100 stories will be based on general themes, the last 100 will be based on a list of 100 emotions. *COMPLETED*