*This is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this book are either the product of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.* Julia the first six months were quite an adventure. my life was summer and fireworks by the water. i was daydreaming all day long about our future. it never occurred to me you could be a traitor. i couldn’t wait for the second half of the year: caught myself telling my friends, “how i love Jake!” alas, the last six months were filled with tears. it never occurred to me you could be heartache. i’m never gonna get past my past mistakes. i still see you drive so fast and hit the brakes at the very last minute, in my sleep. still hear you scream, “Julia, stay with me!” didn’t you know accidents can kill people? i have a strong feeling you planned for evil like the lie you crafted on the phone. they all warned me of you; i should’ve known. i regret showing you my favourite place in Montreal, which was so sacred to my soul like a temple. battered, breathless, beaten, back home i now crawl. how didn’t i not recognize you were trouble? i keep hiding, so reluctant to go back home because i know my loved ones are all gonna tell me, “didn’t we tell you it’s better to remain alone than to say yes to the ring that hides misery?” i’m never gonna get past my past mistakes. i still see you drive so fast and hit the brakes at the very last minute, in my sleep. still hear you scream, “Julia, stay with me!” didn’t you know accidents can kill people? i have a strong feeling you planned for evil like the lie you crafted on the phone, wrecking my life in a second like a cyclone. did you really think i’d never know about you and my best friend Juliet, and that night you decided to take her out and ask her on one knee for her hand? how did you have the guts to text me that same night, “i love you from the bottom of my heart”? i cried so much for months i almost lost my eyesight, but then i realized you could never tear me apart unless i let you. i’m never gonna get past my past mistakes. i still see you drive so fast and hit the brakes at the very last minute, in my sleep. still hear you scream, “Julia, stay with me!” didn’t you know accidents can kill people? i’m sorry, but your sorry sounded deceitful like the lie you crafted on the phone. i’d call for revenge, but only the sinless throw stones. only the sinless throw stones. Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/mariamagdeleina/ https://honeyfaceherblog.com