She was indeed gold in the midst of clay and that was why his tale had to end this way.

  Nothing beautiful can ever exist in his life. He was tired of keeping her from happiness, he wanted her to experience that joy others had experienced.

  That joy he had deprived her. He wanted to be a good friend and let her go. This may be his last opportunity to sow a good seed in life.

  He fondled with the tip of her hair and watched as she also watched him.

  He had never seen anyone with a heart so deep and forgiving in his entire life. That she could even allow him to get so close to her after all he had done.

" Iris I'm still very sorry" 


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    Iris had moved on to a better life. Infact, she no longer bore her name. She was now referred to as Jules.

  Working as the secretary for one of the most lucrative businessmen in Bridgewaters seemed like the best of her good years, till a temporary transfer was made.

  She was now to work for another employee. Mr McConnell's son. The man who made her high school days miserable, the man who broke her and made sure she had no means to pick herself back up.

The man who raped her.

  Now theirs is a tale of hate, hurt, regrets, tears, fears and discovery.

  And maybe love.

Don't forget, there's a very thin line between love and hate.

LOVED

" Mommy am I going to be okay?" Louisa asks as I tuck her in. 


We had finally arrived home after a brief, suspiciously quiet, tiring drive. 


Seriously, the silence made the journey longer than it should. 


" Yes baby but the doctor said for you to be okay, all you have to do is sleep, eat, draw and sleep some more" I answered with a smile. 


" Yaaaay" she cheered but it ached my heart when I heard how weak it sounded. 


" Go to sleep cupcake" I whispered and placed a soft kiss on her forehead. 


" Mmmmm" she moaned softly and slowly shut her eyes in an attempt to fall asleep. 


I noticed her little winks and sighs and unknowingly, a chuckle escaped my lips and I began using my thumb to trace her plump cheek outline. 


The surprising question came nothing short of shock and it's like she realized the awkwardness of her question because she jerked up into a sitting position. 


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