Falling For The Man I Married

Madi's POV:

"Good morning Aunt Madi!"

I felt the sudden sinking to the side of my bed. It's because of my seven years old niece, Sarah from my older sister Madison. She jumped up and hugged me on the back as I lay on my stomach. 

"Aunt Madi, wake up!" she climbed onto my back and started making me her horse. 

-'Oh my dearest God! Why did you give me such a lovable niece?'-

"Sweetie, it's still early!"

I complained as I took one of the pillows to cover my face, but the silly kid took it away from me and repeatedly jumped on the bed. 

"No! It's already eight o'clock, it's actually late in the morning."

"Oh God! Sarah, stop that! You might fall!" I opened my left eye. 

"No! I'm used to this, Aunt Madi. Come on, get up, we're still going to the park, you promised me!"

"Yeah, I know, but get down, sweetie, and play with your dolls in the living room, I'll just follow you there," I said taking the pillow again but she took it out from my hands. 

"No! You're lying!"

"I'm not! I swear."

"No! You always say that every morning, but you just go back to sleep again!"

-'Oh, my God! I can no longer lie to this stubborn kid!'-

"Hey, did you wake up your Auntie again?" I heard my sister's voice at the door frame. 

"Because she promised me, mommy, we're going to the park this morning!"

"But it's still early, baby."

"No! Look!" she showed her pink barbie wristwatch. "It's ten past eight in the morning, Mommy! Auntie has to get up!"

my sister and gave her a playful glare

to teach her how to read the time?" I asked her when she sat down on the edge of my bed.

nanny." she chuckled again when I

the park, but I won't take a

kid's eyes narrowed in disgust. "Yuck, Aunt Madi! You will

three days, I won't stink." of

You're eww!" she crumpled her face as her mother and I both laughed at her

won't stop bothering you if you

been their gesture since I

bath now, so you can go to

"But Mom?"

Sis?" I smiled when she winked at me. And my stubborn niece didn't protest again,

take a bath because I'm sure my stubborn niece will go back in ten minutes to see if

myself in the bathroom mirror. It's been three years and I haven't noticed how time has flown

any of my friends there, except my three managers who I gave my authorization to decide and sign all the

off all my connections to anyone connected to my previous job, especially the person I avoided the most... Gabriel Wilsons. It's been so hard for me to cope with my emotions during my first year of staying here. I cried almost every night and tried to forget every

play with it over time. It's not easy and I admit, there's the occasional night when I broke down and cried because I know I couldn't go back and change what happened. I have learned to accept the fact that there's someone I met and came into my life, but we're not meant to

am completely healed and completely forgetting the past, but at least now I know how to handle the pain. And maybe this pain that

now I can find myself smiling every time I remember those memories, the time I left his house, and the time I said goodbye to my dying

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Flashback... 

alone? I guess I'm

hearing the last lyrics of the song, I let all the tears come out of my eyes. I let my heart bleed for

don't stop crying... I swear I'll kill that fucking bastard, Madielyn!"

for now and

the right time to open your heart again for him. He loves

to our Dad, but I didn't say

saw me with my brother. She hugged me immediately and I cried on her shoulders. There were

tightly as we sat in my

stronger, braver, and kinder.

and looked directly

tears but she wiped them with her hands and kissed my

you're thinking. I know what things are bothering you in your mind and this." she smiled sadly and pointed to