MASHA
The words froze me in place and for a moment I thought I had imagined it all.
But alas! It was real, very real and it shattered me in ways I couldn't describe.
What a fool I'd been, believing he would change. Believing we could finally be together. But there was no silver lining. Only a dark painful cloud orchestrated by the very man I believed in.
The laughter faded into a blur muffled by the blood pounding in my ears. I stood frozen on the stairs as I replayed the situation over and over again.
He hurt me for her.
So she would win the competition.
He would do anything to make Jane happy. Even if it meant crippling me in the process.
The walls felt like they were closing in on me. I could barely breathe as my legs trembled beneath me. My wrists throbbed, the bandages su
