#Chapter 22 - I Want It All!

Stella My marriage to Adrian has been nothing but lifeless and one sided. Sure, I knew what I was getting myself into when I signed the marriage contract with him, but I never thought my life would end up like this. Has the past five years of my life been for nothing? Was it worth it being married to Adrian, the man I loved so much, for him to sign away my body for my sister? I remember the first year of our marriage. Adrian was still kind to me then. That was the time when he texted me back, although the messages themselves were rare and far in between, and when he actually paid attention to me. He would acknowledge me in our home, ask me how my day has been and if I was feeling okay after a particularly hard surgery. Adrian was as kind as he could have been, which kept me trapped in the light of his so called love. The years after that, though, have left me feeling nothing but utter devastation and the bitter taste of disappointment. I remember a time when I got home from