Golden Hours

I'm starting to feel like I'm suffocating. Mom's been acting so... weird lately. Super clingy. It's like she thinks I'm going to vanish into thin air or something. Ever since that stupid fight with Sarah, she's been on my case. She's always hovering around, asking where I'm going, who I'm with, and what time I'll be home. Ugh, it's driving me nuts!  I know she's just worried, but she needs to realize I'm not a little kid anymore. I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself. I tried talking to her about it, but she just got all teary-eyed and said she loves me. It's so frustrating! Yesterday, she even went through my backpack! Found that old letter from him. I swear, I thought she was gonna have a heart attack. She started yelling about boys and heartbreak and... it was so embarrassing. I just want things to go back to normal. I need some space. How can I sever the ties that bind us without wounding her delicate heart? I don...

I used to believe in you. But now, I see the truth. I am more than the love you once claimed to cherish. The last thing you said to me still echoes in my mind. And the wounds you inflicted run deep. You sought to diminish me. I never thought I'd see the day when your love would turn to ash. You used to be the sun that warmed my soul, just so you know. But then you snuffed out that light. You left me to drown in the aftermath of your departure. I'm feeling despair. Now you stand before me, pleading for forgiveness. You think you can just waltz back into my life. As if you can erase the pain you etched into my heart. You broke me. You shattered my peace. And it's not enough to mend the scars you left. You must realize that the girl who once loved you blindly is gone. I used to see you as my knight in shining armor. But now, I see you for what you truly are: a selfish, arrogant fool. Incapable of genuine love. You thought you owned me, body and soul. But you were wrong. I am n...

I never meant for it to turn out like this. I truly loved you with all my heart. But you were being reckless, blinded by anger and fear. I saw the path you were headed down and the people you were associating with. I tried to guide you back to the light.   I thought I was doing the right thing. I thought I was saving you from yourself. But I never imagined it would hurt you so deeply. The look of utter disappointment in your eyes—it haunts me. You saw the truth, but not the whole truth. You saw the shadows, but not the light that guided me.   As you walked out of the door, I felt a piece of me crumble with each step you took. The love we once shared had been trampled underfoot. Now, all that's remained is the wreckage. And I was left to mourn its loss. I have to try. I have to make you understand and see the embers of love that still burn within me.

I tried to explain that I need time to figure things out, but you just wouldn't listen. You kept insisting on pruning my spirit, confining me to your tiny cage. You think you know what's best for me, but you don't see the person I am. What about my happiness? I'm not your puppet. I want to be free to make my own choices. But you always try to mold me into what you want me to be. It's suffocating. I'm so frustrated. You speak of tradition and family honor, as if those empty words can justify your iron grip. But honor is earned, not inherited. I just want you to understand that I'm not trying to defy you or cause trouble. I just want to live on my own terms. I want you to love me no matter what. But it seems like that's too much to ask. You claim to love me. Well, I recall the day you tossed me aside like I was nothing. I never thought it would come to this. The man who was supposed to believe in me has turned his back. You see me as a pawn in your grand s...