Almost But Not Quite

She never met them.
Not even for a ten-second glance.

Lovely Hizon, a girl who grew up chasing shadows of love she never received. Abandoned by the very people who should've held her first.

She used to believe that "Not all love is broken by love."
But as the years went by, that belief turned cold.
It became, "Fate isn't always kind. Don't trust anyone... not even love."

Then came a stranger, Richard Porter.
He entered her life like sunlight after a storm,
warming the parts of her heart she thought were already dead.

He made her feel seen.
He made her feel special.
He made her believe again.

And then he broke her.

She was broken once before.
But this time, it wasn't the same.
Because the man she trusted the most...
the one who made her feel whole again...
was the same man who ruined her completely.

He left, as if nothing happened.
As if she never meant anything at all.

May 27, 2020