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"All I wanted was a ear to hear,
But, all i ever got was the pain I couldn't bear.
I believed you, I trusted you,
I put myself in your shoes and,
Tried to see the world,
But you failed to do the same.
All I did was to be understood,
Accepted the way I am,
But, all I did was being ridiculed and,
Shamed for the thoughts I have.
You made me hate the girl in the mirror.
A tender soul who didn't deserve your calloused words.
You were supposed to build me, mould me,
But, all you did was break me.
But, it's okay after all, I'm just mourning the loss of you."
Her delicate handwriting was over all the small paper, I could also see drops of tears. She probably had cried while writing this beautiful poem. If I ever had a chance to show her parents what kind of harm they have done to their daughter, I would. And, I will.
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A/N : This book focuses on mental illness too, so I won't mention any trigger warnings. But if depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, ED, PTSD, ADHD and more mental illnesses trigger you, please don't read this book :D
Her world had never been soft. She'd learned too quickly that people could love you one day and rip the ground out from under you the next. So she built herself out of armor: cool smirks, careless words, the lie that she didn't care. She convinced everyone around her that she was untouchable, that she didn't need anyone to stay. That way, if they left, it wouldn't matter. But the truth was, she longed for the chaos. She trusted it more than stability, because at least chaos was honest. At least when something was toxic, when it was tension-filled and dangerous, you knew exactly where you stood- you knew it could hurt you.
What unsettled her more was the idea of something pure, something kind, because that was where betrayal liked to hide.
He's cold. She's reckless. And somewhere between jealousy, secrets, and a Halloween Party that changes everything Athena learns that sometimes the scariest thing isn't being hated.
It's being wanted.
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Writing for my bestfriend!