(Mylay's POV)
It had been two weeks since my break up with Quame', and I was beginning to feel... okay. Gran had suggested I do the "big chop" and I finally went through with it two days ago. I must admit cutting my hair off was liberating. My mid-back chestnut brown hair was now highlighted and cut into a short layered bob that framed my face. Without my hair weighing me down, it felt like a literal weight was lifted off my shoulders, and I was beginning to feel like a new woman.
I walked past the mirror in the chambers Jamie gave me a couple of days ago, and I stared at myself in the beautiful forest green gown I was wearing. Even though I was feeling slightly better than I had been, I still didn't feel like I fit in here. I felt the love of my siblings and grandmother, but this stuff
