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!"

and gave her a playful glare that

teach her how to read the time?" I

just learned it from her nanny." she chuckled again when I faked my

to the park, but I won't take

narrowed in disgust. "Yuck, Aunt Madi! You will

not! Even if I don't take a bath for three days, I won't stink." of course it's a joke to annoy

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

your niece won't stop bothering you if you

on my forehead. It had been their gesture since I was a kid.

so you can go

"But Mom?"

she winked at me. And my stubborn niece didn't protest again, she just followed her Mom out

take a bath because I'm sure my stubborn niece will

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

didn't contact any of my friends there, except my three managers who I

been so hard for me to cope with my emotions during my first year of staying here. I cried almost every night

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

the pain. And maybe this pain that I've been through, could be my greatest strength in the future or when

all and now I can find myself smiling every time

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Flashback... 

guess I'm learning, only learning... learning the

out of my eyes. I let my heart bleed for the last moment. And Bryan needs to stop the car just to pull me into a

I swear I'll kill that fucking bastard, Madielyn!" he said, rubbing my

just let me cry for now and I promise after this, I'm going to

you, Sis. I hope this would be the right time to open your heart again for him. He loves you, and please let him explain. Maybe he can help you in some aspect

to our Dad, but I didn't

almost twenty minutes and used his private jet to fly and to Florida. My mom was so shocked when she saw me with my brother. She hugged me immediately and I cried on her shoulders. There were no questions asked at that moment. She also hugged Bryan and motioned us to sit in the living room for a while

we sat in

go of the painful moments in your life, Madi. Because if you do, it will make you stronger, braver, and kinder. Cry and scream if you have to. It

pulled back from her embrace and looked directly

tears but she wiped them with her hands and

open your mouth, I know what you're thinking. I know what things are bothering you in