Chapter 9

• It's been more than a month since the wedding. Blair found herself surviving with encouraging talks from her parents, Samantha and Jessica, they have been the shoulders that she relied on. She didn't know what she would have done without them, actually she was afraid to think on what she would have done. Sometimes, when things were really quiet and dark, she couldn't help but recoil in her shadows, the same place that Richard had found her, before he pulled her out with his love. Richard had been almost everything to her, she became a part of her, became all could think about and that's because she saw him as her saviour. Only he knows of the things she had been going through before he showed up, only he could see past the mask of the smiling face to the scarred one behind. He had shown her a light she hadn't seen for a long time, brought her a miracle. When he left, he had taken all that away.
• Blair hated him, for the pains he had caused her, for making her believe, when he didn't. She was angry and she was scared, scared because she didn't want to return back to that old life. The wedding and Dylan's harsh treatment just made this worse for her, and other times she just wanted to give up. But then, Samantha's nice words, Jessica comforting her and her parents encouraging her gave her this strength. Blair had promised even at her lowest, she would hold on to this positivity, and she would succeed in the end.
• Blair was the only one in the house. Donna had left for a friend's place, Dylan left for work and Aaliyah had returned back to her home. She was bored and after binge watching her favourite Television drama series for hours, she decided that she needed some human company. But Samantha was yet to return, Jessica was at work, she decided to call her mum.