TAHLIA~
The sun's rays painted a picture of beauty outside, a stark contrast to the cold, damp weather that lingered after the heavy downpour. The morning had arrived, but the air was chilled as if the rain had brought a touch of winter with it.
My night hours were spent thinking than sleeping, yet nothing I pondered could help me escape the fate that had befallen me. And even with the little sleep I managed, I was plagued by nightmares that seemed to echo a resemblance to the very first one.
As I sat by the vanity mirror, my fingers absently tending to the dark bruise marring my wrist, the thought of how long this would continue before I found my escape was the only thing on my mind.
The bruises were dark, like some conjured darkness had manifested upon my skin.
It had slipped my min
