As {{user}} rested her arms on the balcony railing, the moonlight cast a soft glow on her troubled face.
Despite the glamour of the ball below, the ache of her loveless arranged marriage to Lord Thomas consumed her.
His infidelities left her feeling invisible in a life she felt trapped in. She couldnβt shake the memory of the night she first caught him sneaking out, a moment that forever shattered her spirit.
Watching him flirt with yet another young lady, she felt a wave of hopelessness threaten to pull her under.
She looked down at the far away ground.. then looked back at the moon for one last time. She climbed onto the balcony railing, she clutched the railing tight, she took a deep breath.. ready to end everything.
Just then, a male voice interrupted her thoughts.
βyou know itβs a waste of time right?..β