When Cara found a wounder man in front of her door on a snowy night, her life, already fragile and beyond repair, shattered further.
Amidst the depths of darkness, where engines roared defiantly and cars screamed into the night with fury, he stood there... Number 7 and his bitter eyes.
In the darkness, a world cloaked in shadows, chaos, and perhaps a touch of light; this was the blind spot of the world, this was Layna.
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"Somethimes people choose to suffer, Cara." He said.
"Why?" I asked.
"Sometimes, people cling to their pain, unwilling to heal, as the pain inside is the last memory of a loved one." 𝓗𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓻𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽. 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓭 𝔀𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵𝓼 𝔀𝓪𝓻𝓶 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓮𝔃𝓲𝓷𝓰.
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I listened to the crows circling the empty streets of the city, resting my knees against my chin. It was as if the city were caught in the early hours of morning; a storm had cleared the streets and a mist, swallowing the asphalt, had settled in. Yet, evening was approaching, I knew.
As I buried my head between my arms, I sought warmth. I was cold. No, I was burning. The tangled mass of emotions within me grew as it rolled downhill, and I could not discern what I felt.
When I drew my arms tighter around my knees and pulled them closer to my torso, the puddle beneath my feet began to shift.
I whispered into my lap, "Fool." "What did you expect?"
You have no family.
Did you think love could save you?
Blade's eyes turned cold. Like a dark colored ocean that just froze. He took a frightening step forward so now his face was only inches from my face, even with his height, making my breath hitch in my throat. I could no longer breath. No longer see people repeatedly walking past my house. No longer hear those birds in the tree that were begging me to run. I could only see his dark blue eyes that held so much danger and anger. I could only hear his rapid breathing and even his fast heartbeat. I was just that dazed into his stare.... more like glare.
"Is there someone else?" he said so low no one could hear but me. And I heard him. So clearly. I heard the threat telling me to say yes for he can make whoever the competition is disappear. I heard the anger he held behind his low tone. I heard the jealousy beyond anything. That was what clouded over everything.
"N-no," I stuttered. I'm angry to admit I was scared. How he towered over me didn't make it any better. Standing proudly at maybe a 6'4 or 6'5. While I stood at a 5'5. He scanned my face trying to look for any sign of me lying. And when he backed up I knew he couldn't find one because what I said was indeed true. To be honest there was only him.
And it seems like that is what it will always be.
The all famous gang leader and tough girl, cross paths. He hates disrespect and that's what she's all about. How do you think this will all play out in the end?