Hearts and Roses

Valkyrie Bell, a 19-year-old college student, meets her tragic end on a rainy night.

Her only last wish being to help the villainess, Clementine Lavigne, in the popular novel The Heart of Rose's.

Despite how little she knew, she was going to help her by simply being Clementine herself. Being gifted this new chance at life Valkyrie won't pass up living a very long and fruitful life in this new unknown world.

Lucky for her she already knows what most of all the death flags are and she will do anything to avoid making the same mistake she and Clementine shared, of dying way too young.

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As the rain poured from outside my window, I could no longer help the tears that I'd bottled up during these 5 years of being Clementine.

"I want to go home," were the only words my fuzzy mind could think of saying, "I want my mom."

Just as the sentence left my mouth the door opened to reveal Maria. She made her way to me as I watched her tears still pouring down my face. As soon as she was close enough she went on her knees and engulfed me in a hug.

"I'm right here, Sweetheart," she said as she brushed my hair with one hand and rubbed my back in small circles with the other to calm me down.

Though she wasn't my actual mother I couldn't help but think of her as my mother sometimes. My mother and her were alike sometimes it made me miss my actual mom more but for right now I couldn't help but love her company.