Sarah_Bch

"True love is not measured by how easily we forgive, but by how deeply we understand what needs no forgiveness. It is not in what the eyes witness, but in the quiet ache the heart feels. It is not in hearing the words, but in grasping the silence in between. And love… it is not about how we let go  it is about the strength it takes to hold on when everything else is breaking."

But what happens when a boy, shattered by the weight of his past, crosses paths with a girl who carries the sun within her?
Will her light be enough to stitch his broken pieces back together… or will the darkness in him slowly bleed into her, dimming everything she is?

Is love truly strong enough to save them both…
Or is it the very thing that will destroy them?

Two Different Worlds Meet

I was mid-training when the coach's voice echoed through the hall, "Jay, a friend of yours is here to see you." I turned, fully expecting Aidan but there she was Sissel. What the hell?

"Hey, Sissel. Nice to see you. Is… is there a problem or something?" It was the only thing I could come up with while trying not to let my face scream 'shock'. But judging by how wide my eyes were, it was too late.

"Oh no, everything's fine. I was just passing by and thought it'd be nice to say hi. Hope I didn't disturb your training," she replied, smiling nervously.

Disturb me? Yeah, you did your eyes disturbed my entire soul, and now my heart is racing like I just finished a whole round. But all I managed to say was, "It's totally fine… actually, I'm glad you came. I'd like to see you more, honestly."

What the hell did I just say? Somebody slap me.

There I was, face to face with Jay, trying to act calm when my legs were one second away from giving out. I mean what was I even doing there? We weren't that close… was this desperate?

But he didn't make it awkward. He didn't make me feel like I shouldn't have come. He just smiled genuinely. And then… then he said he'd like to see me more.

I swear my heart forgot how to beat. I smiled back maybe too wide and prayed he didn't notice how hard I was trying to hold myself together.

"Yes… I'd love to see you more too," I blurted out like an idiot before waving goodbye and running out of there like my life depended on it.

Outside, I couldn't stop laughing like a crazy person. Why did that make me so happy? Was I actually falling for him? Over two sentences? I used to mock the idea of love at first sight… yet here I am, dancing in the streets like an idiot because of him.

I can't get Diana out of my head. How does someone get this cruel without reason? She wants me erased from the family like I never existed, and for what? I've never wronged her.

I'm done trying to fix what's broken. From now on, I'm staying far away from her mess. My plan is simple meet mom without Diana knowing. That's why I'm on the phone with dad now, setting everything up.

What Diana doesn't know is I recorded everything she said. She thinks I'm still the naïve little boy who believed every word… but one betrayal is all it takes for me to learn. And trust me, I learned.

She's going to regret ever thinking she could manipulate me again.

I was about to crash for the night when a knock startled me. One glance at my phone 11 PM. Who the hell is that?

I hesitated, but then opened the door and there stood Jay, pale as a ghost.

"Come in, bro. Are you okay?" I asked, already worried.

"I'm sorry for showing up like this. Someone's been following me… I think my dad sent him."

That caught me off guard. I knew Jay's father was a nightmare, but this? Sending people after him? That's a whole new level of messed up.

I offered him my place for the night no questions asked. I wasn't going to risk him getting hurt. He tried arguing, kept apologizing, worrying that dragging me into this would put me in danger. But I meant it I don't care. He's my friend.

The way he kept saying sorry… I can tell his father really did a number on him. No one should live like that scared, hunted.

After Sissel left, training felt pointless. I spent the next hour just… smiling, picturing the dumbest things like what our future kids would look like. Yeah, laugh all you want but love really messes you up.

Eventually, I shook it off and trained until 10 PM. But walking home, I noticed it a car trailing me.

At first, I thought it was coincidence… but the same car took every turn I did. That's when my gut told me it's him. My father. Or someone he sent.

I didn't think. I went straight to Jacob's. I wasn't going to give that bastard the satisfaction of cornering me.

Tonight, I need to stay alive and tomorrow, I figure out how to end this for good.

Tangled Fates