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* The only thing you need to wear well is your confidence. *
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---- Malisa ----
As the memories surge through me, I felt that pain in my heart...
My heart was bleeding... Again!
It never stopped bleeding... From that time since I watched that scene which was a definition of brutality...
I can still recall... How the woman's hair were being pulled with the amount of force that it fell out....
The scene... Was something I'll never forget...
Though, I happened to watch scenes of women being abused in public... But none got to me as much as that did....
Perhaps it's because... That involved a fetus who lost it's life due to brutality and a woman who was murdered in cold blood...
I can still envision the tear and blood stained face of that woman as she was beaten...
Not once did she complain... She endured it all silently... Till she was killed...
Her life was snatched from her like it was nothing at all...
Everywhere, people talked about her...
They her names...
Cursed, Disgrace, Shame , Embarrassed!
Not once did they talk about how she was murdered in cold blood...
No one cared...
All they talked about was how she lost her husband's child...
I had a poor self image all through out her childhood...
I watched my male counterpart dominate the kingdom...
The females were seen as mere tools for sexual pleasure and reproduction...
They were taught how to be a good wife...
Not once where they told just how special they are...
Their value was always in man...
Their dignity was in being pure till the wedding night...
And when there's no blood stain... They are considered... A shame...
Women were seen as slaves while the men were seen as the Masters....
Mostly, married couples had, A master and a slave relationship...
Speaking of love... That word is almost unspoken of.
All that they might be Is... Lust written in bold letters...
Tools... Were what women were seen as... Mere tools and nothing more...
I tried controlling the tears but as time went by it became difficult too...
The thoughts were just too painful...
I could almost feel those women's pains... Their tears... Their sorrows and their suffering...
No one cared about that....
No one....
I soon lost control and broke down in tears....
I sat on the ground beside the railings as I cried...
Not for me... But for the lives of women that were wasted all in the name of culture and tradition...
I got a hold of myself later on... And that's when I felt a presence...
I looked up and that's when my eyes met the most beautiful pair of eyes...
It was Aiden's...
He was staring back at me.... With an emotion...
Did I see worry in those eyes or am I just mistaken?
" Here... " He stretched an handkerchief towards me....
" Thanks.... " I took it and used it to wipe out my tears....
He sat down beside me quietly....
I was left wondering why he was there and not asleep...
Surprisingly, I didn't feel uncomfortable... Perhaps it's because I was some kind of used to his presence already.
I guess it was also because I had this some sort of confidence that he wouldn't hurt me...
I am really not sure where the confidence came from... But well... It's just there....
We sat there quietly for some few minutes until he spoke up...
" Mali, it's completely alright if you cry out those emotions... But, you have to try as much as possible not to let it overwhelm you... "
He spoke in the most softest voice I have ever heard...
I wasn't used to men speaking so softly... So I was kind of left blown away...
" I somehow feel that the emotions you are feeling are not yours... But some other people's... Notably girls... It's normal... Yet again, you shouldn't let it overwhelm you... "
" It's okay....to feel for others but you shouldn't let it hurt you to the extent that you feel so lost... "
" Rather than breaking down, I think what you should be doing is thinking of how to make the life's of girl's better... And to give a promising future to the underprivileged. "
" The fact that you are feeling this way, signifies one thing... You've got a duty.... "
" Your purpose is so clear that even I can see it and every other person who's familiar with you... Will... "
" Mali, You are here for a reason... You are fighter... You are strong... You are brave... You are persistent! "
" I am proud of you.... "
I was silent for minutes as she absorbed his words...
Those words... Hit the nail on the head... And truthfully those where the exact words i have been wanting to hear....
Funny how i got it from someone i just met weeks ago...
Indeed, destiny can't be defeated....
I turned to face him and before I could even stop herself, I did what I have never for once done before!
I embraced him... And much to her surprise, he embraced me back....
" Thank you.... " Those were the only words i could make out...
But, i think it was enough to show how grateful I was to him....
And, he understood.... " It's my pleasure.... "
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A/N : What do you think, guys?