This is a complete work of fiction, however, there may be some references or coincidences with living people as I have taken my inspiration for this piece from them.
The human brain is a fascinating muscle. Malicious even!
Emotions are created by our brain. It is the way our brain gives meaning to bodily sensations based on our past experiences. Different core networks all contribute at different levels to feelings such as happiness, surprise, sadness and anger.
Love plays a significant role in both physical and psychological well-being.
Characterized by sex hormones and idealistic infatuation, lust blurs our ability to see a person for who they truly are and consequently, it may or may not lead to a long-term relationship.
The question, "Was it love or lust?" always prevails no matter how sure we are.
We do not know our own dark profile by assuming we would commit something regrettable. The fear makes us mask ourselves and bury our true selves to the point where we forget such emotions and thoughts existed in our heads, created by our brain. Many a times surprising ourselves!
Still, we take the courage to get to know other people. To abandon the feeling of loneliness in-search of a temporary companion. Why do we feel lonely? Not loved? Because we do not know ourselves. We are afraid of ourselves and create a delirium with a random someone who isn't truly ours, ruining them, tainting them; Just like the monsters we have evolved to.
Although reality is painful, such temporary happiness can surely drive us to the brink of insanity.
Letting our monster feed on us, taking control of us, hiding ourselves behind our monster to escape this abrasive, force-fed reality. Committing such heinous acts, going against our own good-will, strict morals, all because we were a coward.
A coward that believed in its perfect phantasmagoria.
One who forgot that reality was soon to be brought upon them like the ship that is about to be wrecked by the storm. Soon they had became some 'thing' of a beast.
This is the gamble.
A gamble that for sure can change our life for the worst or better. One that decides your happiness, sorrow, anger, torment, lust and love.
Will you still play?
"Yes", was the reply of Miss Freyja Murphy.
But did she know the price she had to pay? No.
It was just a sheer attempt to escape the truth. The truth that was soon to engulf her.
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