Chapter 46

Ari

The next day, I woke up with the gentle warmth of the light touching my cheeks. Slowly getting up from my bed, I opened the windows to feel the breeze of the morning wind. The trees outside danced in harmony along with the good weather to start the day. But despite the pleasant surroundings, I wasn't feeling motivated to begin my day.

As I stared outside, memories of the horrors Kristoff inflicted on my heart flooded back. It was a night I wished had never come. The flashbacks of Kristoff forcing himself onto me kept visiting my mind. A tear flowed from my eyes, which I quickly wiped away. I couldn't believe what had happened. It felt like a horrible nightmare that I never saw coming. But the worst part was the fact that everything was real.

Walking away from the window, I fixed my hair in front of the mirror. My reflection revealed puffy eyes, probably caused by relentless crying the night before. My eyes looked dead enough to see my own miseries. In my mind, the sweet and loving