Comfort and Warning

“What's wrong?” I asked as I cocked my head slightly to the side while I kept my eyes on his face.

“I'm the one who should be asking you that and not the other way around. What's wrong, Dahlia?” He asked with true concern in his voice.

Perhaps it was because I wasn't used to having someone worrying about me apart from my sister that I suddenly felt overwhelmed with emotions as if a floodgate that had been locked up inside of me had started to slowly open up.

“I'm fine…” I replied, although I had to say that I didn't sound so convincing or sure of myself.

“Don't let their words bother you…” Bradon advised as if he could see through me.

That was what I had always been telling myself all along. I told myself that if I let people's words bother me and get to me, I would always be the victim and it would end up breaking me and driving me crazy. Despite that, I had to say that sometimes it became difficult especially when I came face to face with those people and when I heard those accu