Unbroken [REVISED]

Introduction

Introduction

She's broken.

A bright day full of sunshine turned into a dark night overtaken by untraceable constellations.

A glass tower shattered and broken on the ground.

Once innocent, now battle-scarred.

She's young, too young to be fighting herself, fighting who she is, her appearance. There are too many fake smiles, too many façades to mask her true emotions. She needs an anchor. Something that will last and ground her, keep her safe. Something she'll never have to let go of.

She needs the courage to tell others how she truly feels, to let them know that she's not "fine" or "okay," she's quite the opposite. She's gone from a skyscraper with high hopes and dreams so big they touch the clouds, to a small house, where it's much safer and concealed. In her only safe haven, there's no room for degrading, nor criticism. She can be herself, express herself, be whatever she chooses. There's no one to break her down all over again, to make her any less whole. There are bars on her windows, her doors, to keep such people out. Though, rarely, they can get through anyway.
More than an anchor, more than courage, what she needs is confidence. In herself, her future, in her actions. She needs to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, that the world isn't all dark and harmful. Self-assurance is what will keep her head up high, a smile on her face, and reconstruct her glass skyscraper. She'll stand taller than any other, stretching past the deep blue sea of sky, her transparent structure glistening from the golden rays of sunlight beaming upon her. She'll be invincible. She'll be stronger.

She'll be unbroken.

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hi :)
three quick things:
1) yes, I decided to bring this story back, you're not dreaming :p
2) the beautiful cover is made by unique_nerd27 !
3) thank you to those of you who are reading this for the second time! you all seemed to like the original version, so I hope you enjoy this revised one just as much if not more!!
oh wait, there's actually one more thing. I CHANGED MY USERNAME. you guys have no idea how stressed out I was finding a new one, but then I thought of this one and I love it so much. I chose iridescent_asha because iridescent is like my new fave word for some reason, and then Asha is my name and I realized you guys don't know my name so I figured it was time i tell you ^_^. don't worry, I am still the queen of cupcakes and will one day rule Cupcake Land.

stay iridescent,
asha