Turned Backs (Short Story Series: #5)

-I am scared. I am terrified of seeing another back turned towards me-

I saw it. It was my aunt who paid the price of my uncle having an iron fist. It was my friend who became mentally insane. It was my cousin who held my hand on her deathbed while muttering for her absent husband to show up.

I saw it all, and I promised myself to never become a victim---until I did.

He wanted me to stay.
I didn't want to be imprisoned.

He wanted me to listen.
I didn't want to wait.

He was a victim of childhood abandonment, left behind because his parents felt too embarrassed to keep him.

I was traumatized by the fall of my loved ones who had offered their hearts on fancy platters.

It was a game of push and pull until I saw him smiling at another. He was my storm, yet I wasn't brave enough to seek him for shelter. I wanted to be given trust, instead of snatching it.

I had seen the falls, the downs, and now, I was just too tired to deal with the tragic results.

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Turned Back is a heartbreaking story about strangers falling in love. It is to be read as a standalone.