Among The Falling Embers

𝑴𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒎𝒆.

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"𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩, 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧."

Tears mercilessly rolled down on her cheeks as the said words echoed. Placing a tender kiss on her child's forehead, she softly caresses baby's cheek, "Yes, I'm selfish. Selflessly marrying him for my child. For my own selfishness!"

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It's often said that moving on from the things that were never meant to be yours is the right thing to do, but in reality, it's easier said than done. While some people can easily leave the past behind, others find it hard to do so.

The past can be suffocating for some, as they find themselves reliving the same invisible scars over and over again.

She knows this all too well. After facing a major betrayal, she made a difficult decision and took a step forward to prove her strength. But the burden was too much to bear. Her feet ached and eventually gave out, causing her to fall.

But then he caught her, just like he always wanted.

He had been infatuated with her for so long, but the person he caught was no longer the lively, confident woman he had once known.

She was now a broken piece of herself.

Despite the challenges they both faced, their destiny had already been written.

Their paths had intertwined long before they even realized it. They both moved on - he for his love, and she for her infant child.

But the question remains: will their destiny play the role of Cupid and bring them back together?

Only time will tell....