FORTY TWO*** "In this cruel world,our minds can't choose the person to love; our hearts do. And even if they're the definition of evil and pain,we can't back out. That's the cruelty of the illusion we term love" **** The lights were too blinding. Her eyelids fluttered open but she quickly shut her eyes again. She hated that the first thing she saw was white. She had gotten accustomed to the dark and it made her comfortable. The pounding in her head didn't help that either and it only got worse as she tried to recall her last moments. With great difficulty,she opened her eyes and looked around to see her sister staring back at her. She sat up slowly when her eyes adjusted to her surroundings Nadie held up a glass of water to Aaliyah's lips even before she demanded for it. She had been

