Flames

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Zoya's pov: (Adira's mother)

There my Adira is. Asleep on the couch, her breathing soft and even. She looks so peaceful, but only I know about the battle she's fighting in her mind.
My child has gone through a lot... It's only matter of time, she wakes up again and starts screaming, like every night.
She's a damaged girl with no dreams or hopes left.
A pretty face with an empty soul. Eyes with no life, just staring, just observing, just living.

I still remember the day I found her in her old house basement.
She was lying on the floor, pushed against the wall, there were chains around her ankles and wrists.
And she was barely covered, her white dress ripped until nothing covered her body.
I run to her and fell down beside her.. my hands were trembling, every part of my body was.. I was too afraid to even touch her body.
I reached forward and gently pushed her greasy hair out of her face.
Her face was covered in dirt, and it appeared slightly bruised.
I slowly leaned forward. As gently as I could, I wrapped my arms underneath Adira.
I gathered my baby in my arms and pulled close to my chest.
I rocked back and forth, holding her to me, begging her to open her eyes.
Imagine what a mother has gone through, seeing the girl she carried in her womb for 9 months, in this state.

10 years ago, Adira was a different person. A girl who believed in love.
Funny what love can do to someone. It can make you reach the moon yet drag you straight to hell.
My daughter fell in love with an older man, who was married and had kids of her age.
I don't know his name as she never told me.. if I knew, I would have burned him alive for what he made my daughter go through.

It all started when she got appointed as a Junior Writer in his company.
Her boss fell in lust with Adira and started chasing her. He promised that he would take divorce from his wife and managed to gain Adira's trust.
Later, after knowing that she was pregnant with his baby, he revealed that his love was a lie and he had just used her.
She refused to abort the baby so she got kidnapped and beaten-up, leading to a miscarriage.
As a result of his atrocities, she vowed to destroy him.
I hope whatever she's planning to do, works out just fine.