"Everyone has secrets, and everyone has something to hide, but the real question is what are you willing to do to keep yours hidden inside."
When Juliet, Violet, and Scarlet's abusive mother and stepfather were mysteriously murdered. Their lives to...
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J U L I E T V A L E N T I N E P.O.V
Juliet~ Juliet~ Juliet~
The haunting whispers of my name seemed to echo through the twisted trees, enveloping me in an eerie symphony of fragmented memories and disorienting shadows.
Each step I took into the heart of the woods felt like a descent into a labyrinth of confusion and pain.
My mind was a swirl of disjointed images—flashes from my past, faces I couldn't quite place, and a sinister presence lurking just beyond my grasp.
The voices taunted me, a chorus of half-forgotten echoes that reverberated through my very being.
The ground beneath my feet was uneven, and I stumbled, my legs trembling under the weight of my own uncertainty. The pain that radiated through my body was both physical and emotional.
As I continued to wander, my surroundings seemed to shift and warp, morphing into distorted versions of places I once knew. Familiarity mingled with surrealism, and I found myself lost in a twisted tapestry of my own mind.
A flash of vivid color caught my attention—a vibrant red flower nestled among the undergrowth. I reached out to touch it, the velvety petals brushing against my fingertips. But as the flower's beauty drew me in, a sharp sting seared through my hand, and I recoiled, a pained gasp escaping my lips.
The sight of blood entered my mind, an intrusive thought that sent a shiver down my spine. My hands were stained crimson, my white dress marred by the gruesome marks.
I desperately tried to clean the stains, but they only seemed to spread, consuming everything in their path.
The world around me seemed to warp further, the trees closing in as if to imprison me in their tangled embrace.
Shadows danced at the edges of my vision, their movements both mesmerizing and ominous. I stumbled forward, my heart pounding in my chest, my breath ragged.
"Juliet," a soft voice whispered, barely audible among the cacophony in my head. I turned toward the sound, my gaze searching for the source. Through the haze of confusion, I glimpsed a figure—a silhouette bathed in ethereal light.
"Who's there?" I called out, my voice trembling. The figure remained just out of reach, a beacon of elusive guidance. Desperation mingled with a spark of hope as I pushed forward, determined to unravel the mystery before me.
A cheshire smile emerged before me, one that I knew and remembered well. "LEAVE ME ALONE!" I shouted, my voice cracking from disuse after more than ten years of silence. The face twisted and contorted, a haunting reflection of my own fear and torment.
The pain in my body intensified, each step a torturous journey, but I pressed on. The voices, once mere echoes, grew louder, their words a chaotic chorus that threatened to drown me.
I clung to shreds of memories, to glimpses of faces and places that felt like fragments of a puzzle I was struggling to piece together.
Through the trees, a clearing emerged—a space bathed in a soft, otherworldly glow. And there, standing before me, was a reflection of myself—eyes haunted and expression weary.
The figure reached out, and for a moment, our fingertips brushed, sending a jolt of recognition through me.
"You're not alone, Juliet I will follow you to the ends of this world you can never escape from me," the reflection whispered, its voice a balm to my shattered soul. "Remember."
"NO!" I screamed, the anguish in my voice echoing through the clearing. The words were a plea, a desperate attempt to break free from the torment that held me captive.
But as quickly as the moment came, it faded, and the clearing dissolved back into the twisting forest.
Tears blurred my vision as I stumbled, my strength waning, and the voices grew louder, their words a maddening cacophony that threatened to consume me.
I collapsed to my knees, the pain and confusion overwhelming. Shadows closed in, and the woods seemed to pulse with a sinister energy. And yet, through the haze of suffering, a single thought burned brightly in my mind.
My only companion was the pale moonlight above me. My breathing rapid and my heart beating too fast and loud, I feared the entire forest would hear its frantic rhythm.
The weight of my illness, the torment of my past, and the relentless darkness of the woods pressed down on me, threatening to drown me in a sea of despair.
And then everything went dark and the screams swallowed me whole
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