Chapter Fifty | Forgive And Forget

Growing up, Liviana was taught a lot of things.

Patience is a virtue.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Sharing is caring.

Hope only ever leads to disappointment.

Beauty is a weapon.

Safety first.

There were more- of course there were. But above everything else, there was always one lesson that was drilled into her head, over and over again.

And that lesson was about forgiveness. Forgive and forget.

"You can't stay mad forever," they would tell her, preaching about how unhealthy it was to hold on to a grudge. Pent up anger... it never did anything but boil over and burn a person.

And for her, it did just that.

Liviana would listen- taking those lessons to heart as she let everyone do whatever they wanted, walking all over her like some sort of doormat. And when they were done, after they had stomped all over her, dirtying her name and reputation, destroying all of her confidence... she would still smile. She would stand up, dusting herself off and taking in all the damage they had done, and s