I was running.

Running in the middle of the night.

The air was thick with silence, the kind that pressed down on you like a heavy weight. My breath came out in ragged gasps, my legs stumbling over the uneven ground. But I didn't stop. I couldn't.

I had escaped—away from the walls that suffocated me, away from the whispers that cursed me, away from a life that never felt like my own.

The night stretched endlessly before me, swallowing me whole. My heart pounded against my ribs, but it wasn't from the running. It was from the ache—the kind that doesn't fade, no matter how far you go.

I didn't know where I was heading.

I didn't know if I even cared.

All I knew was the crushing weight inside me.

"Why?"

"Why is this happening to me?"

"What did I do wrong?"

The thoughts clawed at my mind, each one sharper than the last. Tears burned my eyes, but I kept moving. Faster. Harder. Like I could outrun the agony in my chest.

Then—suddenly—I stopped.

A well stood before me, secluded and forgotten, bathed in cold moonlight. The water below was still, eerily silent, as if waiting.

A bitter smile curled on my lips.

Maybe this was fate.

Maybe this was the answer.

If I jumped, the pain would stop.

The cruel whispers. The suffocating weight. The battle I was too tired to fight.

Gone.

Just one step.

I climbed onto the stone rim, my fingers trembling as they gripped the edge. The wind howled around me, cold and unforgiving. But inside—I felt nothing.

I closed my eyes.

Took a deep breath.

And—

I let go.

But in that split second, just as I was falling—

I swore I heard a voice behind me.

"STOP!"

Then—darkness.

Hello, Readers,

So here is the prologue of my story! I hope you like it and get immersed in the journey of these characters. This story is close to my heart, and I've put my whole soul into it. It's a tale of love, fate, and the struggles of a woman in a society bound by traditions.

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