BETRAYAL: The Day I Died.

n my wed

eflection blurry through the veil of water gathering in my eyes. I began to question my decision, why do I stil

m with Lucy, my sister,

ozen behind the curtain, breath caught in my throat. How could he do that? Our weddin

thing

ed and his eyes widened, mouth parting in shock as he saw me. He loo

lm, smug, unbothered-as if I was

hands fumbling like a boy caught doing something shameful. He

wedding is tomorrow and you're

d? He said it's not

His voice came out soft, laced with guil

to gaslight me, to make me thi

head. Her face stayed blank, indi

om them. My legs felt like they

y thing on my mind was that I wished I could die. My mascara ha

nt to live

still sitting here, thinking that he might change after the wedding, that he might

elusional. Tha

I cleaned my tears with the back of my hand, even though

the stone floor as I walked outside and sat close to the pool. I w

ed, my bare arms tightening as the breeze whispered over my we

n it ha

eyes snapped open, lungs locked as i

up and

sked

joying this. I gasped, trying to push myself up, but my body was

am came. Just a tear-warm,

how my l

t was Daniel. I hated myself for it. Somewhere deep

nging to my skin like wet tissue. Summoning the last bi

o one

y fingers grew numb. My heartbeat slowed.

death, one may exper

ife, I hoped I would never c

had diffe

d myself inside the hall. My body was

altar, saying their vows. Vows that Dan

y hand trembling, but it passed

st tig

parent. No one seemed to notice

dead. And my sp

each other, I felt my heart t

his. I wish my spirit w

but I couldn't pass through the d

watch my sister with my fiancé kissing so passionately. Both his parents and my

me? Was I ever visible to them all these

o be worried th

ith my sister, trying to ke

, and here I am-dead. My spirit wandered a

ng small in his hand. He brought out my d

aid. "There was blood all over the

ear, and noticed that my

earring in his palm, his face pa

. he knew

"Maybe she's just trying to pull a prank

gh escape

the guard. "Take us to th

oolside and saw b

is m

killed. Or did the

if something real

a car accident just to get your attention, and you

er thing. She put blood h

the family's reputation. Let's not focus on her.

o witness my family saying these things about me. They

I thought

thought car

ological child, I didn't expe

ted bad thing

ears old-she fell into the pool and accused me of

orphan. Who would believe an orp

about me and made h

back inside

I wa

was nowhere