The Embers Glow Bright

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Abused. But not broken.

She lived a life of abuse for so long, that she could not imagine one without it. Yet she stayed silent, for she had to feed the evil to keep away the evil.

Her strength lay hidden, deep inside, like the burning embers. But locked and chained.

All that she needed was the key. An anchor. A hand to aid.

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Georgieva Michael was, to the world, like any other teenager. Sure she was quiet, and perhaps a tad shy, but introversion was not an anomaly. She had a loyal best friend, she had good grades, she was well off; that's all that matters, right?

But what no one noticed was how she flinched at the barest of slaps, as friendly as they may be; they did not notice how rarely she spoke of her family; they also did not notice the thick pile of letters that stayed hidden in the corner of her wardrobe-each page scribbled with a thousand words of hurt, pain and anger.

She never asked for a prince charming. She knew the price of letting people in.
But he waltzed in, and made a promise:
To stoke her fire into brilliant flames.

🥉Rising Star Contest 2020
🥇The Casia Flair Awards 2020
🥉Dark Nova Awards 2020
🥉Teen Queen Awards 2020 (General Fiction)
🥈The Virginia Awards 2020
🥉Society Awards 2020
🥈Psychological Novel Reads 2020

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