Not many can say they were burned by fate. I'm the exception.
Scalded figuratively, emotionally, and physically... I have the scars
running down my arm, ribs, and side to prove it.
The doctors have done what they can to heal me by smoothing the abraded
skin using other parts of my body. But they can only do so much.
Sometimes, what can't be seen can't be healed.
The fire that night took more than a pound of flesh. It obliterated my
talent, beauty, and most importantly, seared the connection I had with
the man I loved. Sure, it was me who pushed him away, but I had my
reasons. I did what any woman would do in my situation. I gave up
everything so that one day he'd find happiness and peace.
Now I've healed a bit on the outside, and on the inside, but I still
crave the one I let go. To this day he looks at me with fire in his
eyes, a heat so bright in his being he glows with it. I fear the light,
the flames that could consume me whole. The problem now is, he's not
mine anymore. I just may have waited too long to fight for him, for us,
for a future together.
There's only one thing I can do. Let fate decide.