Yours Truly, With Vengeance.
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Ongoing, First published Mar 09, 2016
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"What does life have left to offer me?" I asked myself. "I can't live like this anymore. I have to let go. That's the only way to make her happy, right? I promised! I told her I'll let go."

I held the dagger closer to my chest, ready to thrust it in. 

One moments hesitation and doubt crept in.
Is giving up really the right decision? Shouldn't I stand up to him? Protect her? 

This isn't me. I never give up, then why now? She is still only a child, I can't let her words affect me like this!

'Promises are meant to be broken', isn't that what they say? 
I dropped the dagger and wiped the tears off my face. "I've never broken any promises before, but there's always a first time. I'm breaking a promise I made, this once." 

I stood up off the floor of the bathroom in the apartment I shared with Allie. Looking at myself in the mirror, I saw the one thing I hated. The one thing that he'd turned me into, a failure. I knew what I needed to do, I had made my decision.

He wants to play games and go after my loved ones? Let him try, I'll show him what Vivienne is all about. He won't know what hit him!
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