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 that

I asked her when she sat down on

it from her nanny." she chuckled again when

park, but I won't take a bath.

eyes narrowed in disgust.

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

her face as her mother

Sis. You know your niece won't stop

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

your Auntie take a bath now, so you can go

"But Mom?"

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

have no choice but to get up and go to the bathroom to take a bath because I'm

the bathroom mirror. It's been three years and I haven't noticed how time has flown by so quickly. I am currently staying with my

except my three managers who I gave my authorization to decide and sign all the necessary documents and papers on my

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

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 be and no matter what

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

the pain. Yes, I accepted it all and 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... 

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

tears come 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

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

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

misses you, Sis. I hope this would be the right time to open your heart again for him. He loves

Dad, but

I cried on her shoulders. There were no questions asked at that moment. She also hugged Bryan and motioned us to

me tightly as we

in your life, Madi. Because if you do, it will make you stronger, braver, and

pulled back from her embrace and looked directly

but she wiped them with her hands and kissed

I know what things are bothering you in your mind and this." she smiled sadly and pointed to my chest where my