Chapter 48. Flowers

Shimma’s POV

I shut the door, my heart pounding heavily in my chest. Mr. Mattias kept calling out to me, banging at the door.

“Shimma! Shimma! Please, let’s talk this out!” He yelled, I could hear the desperation in his voice, but, God! it only made things worse.

My breath grew heavier as I stumbled up the stairs, shutting my bedroom door behind me. Leaning against it, I slid to the floor, tears pouring down my cheeks like an unrelenting rain.

What did I just do? I mumbled to myself, confusion wrapping around me like a thick fog. I had convinced myself these past few months that Mr. Mattias never truly loved me.

All I want is happiness. And it hurts so much to make such a decision, but maybe moving on would help, I thought.

I closed my eyes, letting the tears flow freely, each drop a release of the pain I had bottled up for so long.

I wanted happiness, I told myself. Maybe moving on was the answer. Maybe I could find someone who my pa