it's messy to love you.

my heart constrains and rapidly beats,

punching my chest repeatedly

to punish me for my foolish folly feelings.

my heart bleeds from the stabbing words

you pierce me with,

staining crimson

on my pale, weak skin. ...

The white-washed walls give my head a slight ache. Vibrant, stark white lights make every pore visible on my face through the mirror.

I sit in a small, metal chair, the coldness numbing my fingers. I know why I am here, why I am being watched.

Yesterday, I made the mistake of going out of the house, making myself open to the arms of the agents that have made it clear they want me.

I do hold ver...

"Disappointing..."

That was the last thing you said to me. I tried to speak to you before you left, but you remained silent.

Why?

What have I done to you? Surely, I could've not wounded you as you did to me!

You professed your love to me, promised to always talk and be there, and then you disappear into a dreadful silence.

Have you no clue the agony you've caused?

My heart refuses to beat profoun...

I stare at the beautiful man cloaked in the silver moonlight smiling while waiting for me to speak.

"Are you the man that answers wishes?" I ask hesitantly, fidgeting with my fingers.

The man smiles and responds in a smooth, luring voice, "I do something quite like that. What do you wish for, Aurelia?"

I take a deep breath and repeat the words I've practiced many times over. "I wish to be strong...