Guns and Roses

Done for

The moment Malik’s footsteps faded into the distance, a wave of silence settled over me. But it wasn’t the calm I needed; it was the kind of silence that fills the air before the storm hits. I could feel the shift in me—an urge to break, to destroy, to go deeper into the pit where I buried the parts of myself that had always been too dangerous to let anyone see.

I had dealt with the snakes in my life, the ones who slithered and whispered, who played the game like they had nothing to lose. But Malik? He had crossed a line I would never forgive. He had made the mistake of thinking he was smarter than me. He had made the mistake of thinking he could walk away from this without consequences. He hadn’t realized that when you cross me, there’s no escaping. Not now. Not ever.

I leaned against t