ng sunlight rays that had been streaming in through the curtains from the enormous window.

lt through Ariana's head because she felt a cold breeze hit her bare skin as she realized her exposed state, her clothes in disarray and scattered across the floor like discarded remnants of a

s of her torn garments, her movements slow and d

uch a turmoil." A

bearing down upon her with each passing moment. She longs to escape the confines of the unfa

room. She was still in denial of what conspired to her throu

missed calls which led her heart to pound ten times the normal rate as a drip of sweat dripped down her forehead as she sc

ck,

, ignoring the pain as this was the bare minimum to what she was going to find when she got home. She unfurled the door and stormed out, leaving the room service lady who gazed at her before she took the elevator that was not occupied. With he

mirror before the car engine started. The drive that lasted for half an hour was filled with silence as

e driver some currency notes before she pushed hers

ous emotions that churned within her. Her clothes were disheveled, her appearance a stark reflection of the turmoil that had consumed her the day

hrough her like shards of glass. Ariana's breath caught in her throat as she braced herself f

contempt as she addressed her, her words like

o see you here, lo

he lowered her gaze, unable to meet th

riana stammered, her voi

stated before she was cut short by her stepsister's laughter that cut throug

rics, Viola, her stepmother snee

't resist coming back for another handout, cou

ness would fall on deaf ears. Tears welled in her eyes as she sa

Ariana begged, with her

things right. Just give me a

and derision, her stepmother's laughter

a disgrace, Ariana, she spat, h

epmother stated with her words that cut deep, reopening old wounds that had never fully healed. Ariana recoiled

a pleaded, her voice t

st... please don't do this.

at her face, the impact sending her sprawling to the ground. Pain exploded behind Ariana's eyes as she taste

who had just gone to beg on her stepmom's knees, was pushed a kick, causing her to roll down the short s

rash out of my compound. " The stepmother, illustrated

begged for forgiveness wit

in the grave site. " Victoria, her stepmom, stated before Ariana was pulled out l