Maya stumbled into her room, slamming the door behind her before collapsing onto her bed. The second her head hit the pillow, she broke down. But this wasn't just crying, this was an ugly, desperate release of emotion. The type of tears she had been holding back since her 18th birthday, when everything had spiraled out of control.
She sobbed until her whole body ached, clutching at her blankets as though they were the only things keeping her from falling apart entirely. Every hurtful word from her family replayed in her mind. Her father, her mother, especially Kaian, her twin brother, the one person she thought would always have her back, had turned on her. They hadn't just judged her; they had condemned her without even giving her a chance to explain. The weight of their betrayal crushed
