A Broken Doll

Falling Cards

What have I done?

There was no going back now, no lying to get out of trouble this time.

"Joanna are you okay" Evie called softly through the door.

I wasn't okay, I was far from it. My life was in tatter's yet I had no one but myself to blame. I am nothing but a hurricane set on a path of destruction, destroying everything in my way.

I couldn't bring myself to answer. I closed my eye's hoping that Evie would just go away. I did not need Miss Pure and Chaste to see me helpless. As a matter of fact I didn't want anyone to see me helpless.

I needed to think. I couldn't do it here in Cravenhurst. I needed to get away to finally tell Evie the truth about me. Scratch that I needed to tell her the truth about Aais first and then tell her about me. She needed to know.

"Joanna please talk to me your my only friend, my best friend". Evie begged her voice a mere whisper.

There was no going back, we both needed to get away from here. If their was a chance for us to leave, now would be the time. This werewolf contingent coming into Aais's land was nothing but a ruse. A ruse to find me. I was dead certain this was the case.

I get up from the bed and walk towards the door opening it slightly. Evie was standing their her eyes tired but her eye's filled with worry.

"What time is it?" I say letting Evie into the room and closing the door.

"It is late in the afternoon, you have been sleeping most of the day" Evie murmured.

"I have not been sleeping, I have been thinking" I say quietly as Evie sat down on the bed next to me.

"Thinking about what ?" Evie looked at me curiously.

"We need to get out of here. I need you to trust me" I whisper grabbing Evie's hand tight as I opened the door to the room.

"We can't go, I like it here. Aais will protect us.  He promised us that he would" Evie whispered pulling her hand away from my own.

"You have no idea Evie what is coming for me, you have no idea. I love Aais, he found me half starving and  near death. He took me in when I had no place to go. Then I found you, my one and only friend. I wont let the mistakes I have done in my life come back and hurt Aais or you, the people I love. I've hurt too many people Evie. You have no idea" I cried bitterly.