Chapter 17

MELISSA

A horrible thing happened to me when I was just an innocent girl who didn't know the evil of the people in this world, and I still feel the pain of it inside me. I close my eyes and start to cry, not caring about anything else. I put my hands over my face and continue to cry without stopping.

I'm like that; when I start to cry, it's very difficult to control myself to stop. I still carry the traumas of my past inside me, and I swear I've tried to overcome it all with many therapy sessions, but the pain hasn't gone away. I've always wanted to have the power to erase my bad memories, but that's not possible.

I hear the door next to me being opened and I turn my head to the side to see Maggie looking at me with a surprised expression when she realizes that I'm crying right now. Since I started living with her, I've told her everything that still haunts me. I've told her all my traumas. I keep looking at her right now, and my best friend seems to realize what's