The Darkest Of Three- Anna Lynn's Story- Part Seven- A Past Life
#TheDarkestOfThree- Part Seven
#Present
*sitting on my bed starring at the little box on my night stand in front of my king bed i knew today was going to be hard. I took in a deep breath and closed my eyes remembering that day as if it was yesterday. The day was 50 years ago.
My wedding day marked 1 year of us meeting since my life had changed meeting the man of my dreams, and I thought for the better. When he asked me for coffee I didn’t think it would then be a walk down the isle. Opening my eyes tears formed not for the love but the change i had to go through. I looked down at the box that sat in front of my night stand. It was a memory that changed my life maybe not for what I had hoped but it gave me a new view at myself. It gave me strength to do something different and that’s the day I decided to make a difference everywhere. He may have thought he won but really I won.
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Every love story must come to an end, mine just happened to come on my wedding day. Who was I to kid, a monster like me to be happy? To have a family that cared for me. I remember I swore off love for good reason, the choice I made played over and over again; it was like I deserved this. It was karma for every bad thing I had ever done in my life. All the images played in my mind, my eyes were blood shot; every time I closed them my heart broke and tears fell as my nails ran down the window. Rain fell as it matched my breaking heart. Today knew what it was.
I couldn’t go out to the wedding floor and announce my own embarrassment. Instead I grabbed a bottle. It was the only outlet I could do. I was standing in my wedding dress a beautiful white gown with a blue sash, my high heels clicking the ground as I paced and tore my hair piece out letting my long blonde hair flow out. Everything was too perfect from the flowers on each table, the gifts for each guest, my daughters all done up everything had to be right or so I thought. It wasn’t until I realized exactly what the note I got this morning truly meant. “I’m sorry” he wasn’t sorry, I took the note from my wedding dress bra breast and tore it in a million pieces and threw it out the window into the cold wet rain.
He wanted to break me they all did; it was like all my enemies wanted to mock me. They weren’t going to make a mockery of me. Today was still my day. I drank the bottle down fast and hard. I looked into the mirror as my eye liner ran and tears fell tilting my head. No this wasn’t the girl I wanted to be. I threw the bottle at the mirror and huffed going to the ground screaming an unbearable scream. By this time my sister was already at the door trying to come in as my cries shrieked out but I couldn’t do this I couldn’t show them the weak side. I wasn’t weak. He wouldn’t make me weak. I looked up and saw the image now staring back at me in the cracked mirror. To this day I wouldn’t ever forget that image and it burns inside of me life heat to a fire. I whipped the black liner and stood fast going to the door straightening my hair and dress opening the door slightly. “Everything is fine sister I’ll be out in a minute. I will be making an announcement.” Katerina gave me this off smile and nodded not knowing what I meant but left to go tell the guests id be out in a minute, but before she let me know he hadn’t showed yet and people were getting antsy which I knew he wouldn’t be showing at all and just nodded to her shutting the door.
I went back to the mirror and smirked. Today I wouldn’t let anyone win. Not him not my enemies and not myself. I wouldn’t shut it off in fact it gave me the best idea I ever had. Why run from a problem ever. Why did anyone have to run. I ripped my dress to make a short and sexy one and took off the hems. I wanted to feel sexy and make the most of today, today was my day and I wasn’t letting anyone ruin it.
I gave my heart too soon, I seemed to forget my past when I was with him. I was too hypnotized with him. It cost me everything. I lost myself, my true self. But I wasn’t going to allow him the pleasure of letting my guard down. I had my girls. I was free of Dario I was still allowed A life but the passion was gone. The silence was all I knew. I knew when I left my family back in 1473 it was the last time I ever wanted to feel and when I met him he changed me.
It was going to be hard, not only for myself because I opened my heart and I didn’t know if I couldn’t open my heart to anyone else and I already had been through so much but I knew so many people counted on me and needed me. I straightened myself up and opened the door. Guests were talking loud some shouting some aggravated. Dario smirked as he saw me and hugged me “that’s the girl I know I see my girls spark back, but what is it?” his expression changed “what did he do?” his manner changed almost a fatherly tone wanting to kill and he hugged me tight whispering “just say the word darling I will gladly kill him.” I stood back and smiled as tears formed “there will be no more of that Dario I will explain exactly what I mean. You Katerina and I are going to have a meeting. “ I stepped away from him and walked down the isle firmly with a strut in my heels as they clicked on the floor. The music started to play his family was puzzled not seeing him and I quickly made a gesture to cut the music.
I turned and smiled waiting until people seated. People started talking in shock at my attire as I glared and squinted at some then shot looks at others and yelled out. “alright that’s fucking enough. I’m done. It’s over this “ * points at the wedding and everyone* is pointless, *walks to his family* do you really think he was happy? No he wasn’t or else he’d be here with me getting married. There will not be a wedding. But instead a celebration of life because life is a celebration each and every one of you should be honored you have a life ahead of you don’t ever take it for granted *as I spoke making my speech I was aiming it to the humans as my family my supernatural friends all looked at me in shook and puzzled they didn’t understand me.* we aren’t getting younger so take each day like it is your last. Take hold of it. Grab the ones you love and don’t ever let go, because you don’t know if you will lose them forever and your happy ending is gone * tears form* there’s an answer if you reach in your soul you just have to find the right one that opens you. A hero will come a long and someone will help cast your fears aside, when you feel like hope is gone, look inside of each of yourselves and see its inside yourself you don’t need anyone else. You might have to face this world alone like myself for eternity or you can find love when it comes but what I am saying don’t let it disappear. Don’t let anyone take it away. There will be a tomorrow. Life is perfect don’t let go of it. Time will heal me but for you all I ask for you to celebrate yourselves, don’t ever feel like hope is gone because it is. You will see the truth in yourself. Today I did. * I walked down the aisle as everyone stood up cheering going up to me hugging me crying and I smiled going around them as I snapped my fingers at the Mikealson’s and Katherine to follow me as they got up fast in shock and tearing up at my speech and followed me to my room.*
Amazing speech *Dario's Sister cried as she hugged me as I gulped laughing as she had me tight and I ushered everyone in and told them to sit* I am bringing you together with me because my speech was for the humans and I meant it, life. Life is a gift. We didn’t ask for this. Well I did but still some of us didn’t and most of our kind wants happiness love, kids, a family. While others don’t see it that way they want evil they want a game. I have decided to take a stand against that. My proposal is “The Firm” and I am asking you to be on my team. I will run the business, have human employees as well as super natural working side by side. Witches werewolves vampires police fireman clean up crews lawyers you name it. I want to clean up the city. I want to live here in a normal world as a normal life and have all our enemies taken out. I want humans to not live in fear of us. I want humans to fall in love with us and be happy to have a life with us. I want my children to live happily and not in fear of being hunted. I am taking a stand for our kind. And in doing so I will clean up our messes compel those who have been hurt to forget give vervain out. I will have lawyers stand by to make sure we have the right people working for us and in court. I want this done right. Today changed me. I want the evil out of this world. * I look around the room Dario's Sister I knew was already on board and Katerina they both wanted to be free, even Marco it was Dario who I had to convince.*
I couldn’t go out to the wedding floor and announce my own embarrassment. Instead I grabbed a bottle. It was the only outlet I could do. I was standing in my wedding dress a beautiful white gown with a blue sash, my high heels clicking the ground as I paced and tore my hair piece out letting my long blonde hair flow out. Everything was too perfect from the flowers on each table, the gifts for each guest, my daughters all done up everything had to be right or so I thought. It wasn’t until I realized exactly what the note I got this morning truly meant. “I’m sorry” he wasn’t sorry, I took the note from my wedding dress bra breast and tore it in a million pieces and threw it out the window into the cold wet rain.
He wanted to break me they all did; it was like all my enemies wanted to mock me. They weren’t going to make a mockery of me. Today was still my day. I drank the bottle down fast and hard. I looked into the mirror as my eye liner ran and tears fell tilting my head. No this wasn’t the girl I wanted to be. I threw the bottle at the mirror and huffed going to the ground screaming an unbearable scream. By this time my sister was already at the door trying to come in as my cries shrieked out but I couldn’t do this I couldn’t show them the weak side. I wasn’t weak. He wouldn’t make me weak. I looked up and saw the image now staring back at me in the cracked mirror. To this day I wouldn’t ever forget that image and it burns inside of me life heat to a fire. I whipped the black liner and stood fast going to the door straightening my hair and dress opening the door slightly. “Everything is fine sister I’ll be out in a minute. I will be making an announcement.” Katerina gave me this off smile and nodded not knowing what I meant but left to go tell the guests id be out in a minute, but before she let me know he hadn’t showed yet and people were getting antsy which I knew he wouldn’t be showing at all and just nodded to her shutting the door.
I went back to the mirror and smirked. Today I wouldn’t let anyone win. Not him not my enemies and not myself. I wouldn’t shut it off in fact it gave me the best idea I ever had. Why run from a problem ever. Why did anyone have to run. I ripped my dress to make a short and sexy one and took off the hems. I wanted to feel sexy and make the most of today, today was my day and I wasn’t letting anyone ruin it.
I gave my heart too soon, I seemed to forget my past when I was with him. I was too hypnotized with him. It cost me everything. I lost myself, my true self. But I wasn’t going to allow him the pleasure of letting my guard down. I had my girls. I was free of Dario I was still allowed A life but the passion was gone. The silence was all I knew. I knew when I left my family back in 1473 it was the last time I ever wanted to feel and when I met him he changed me.
It was going to be hard, not only for myself because I opened my heart and I didn’t know if I couldn’t open my heart to anyone else and I already had been through so much but I knew so many people counted on me and needed me. I straightened myself up and opened the door. Guests were talking loud some shouting some aggravated. Dario smirked as he saw me and hugged me “that’s the girl I know I see my girls spark back, but what is it?” his expression changed “what did he do?” his manner changed almost a fatherly tone wanting to kill and he hugged me tight whispering “just say the word darling I will gladly kill him.” I stood back and smiled as tears formed “there will be no more of that Dario I will explain exactly what I mean. You Katerina and I are going to have a meeting. “ I stepped away from him and walked down the isle firmly with a strut in my heels as they clicked on the floor. The music started to play his family was puzzled not seeing him and I quickly made a gesture to cut the music.
I turned and smiled waiting until people seated. People started talking in shock at my attire as I glared and squinted at some then shot looks at others and yelled out. “alright that’s fucking enough. I’m done. It’s over this “ * points at the wedding and everyone* is pointless, *walks to his family* do you really think he was happy? No he wasn’t or else he’d be here with me getting married. There will not be a wedding. But instead a celebration of life because life is a celebration each and every one of you should be honored you have a life ahead of you don’t ever take it for granted *as I spoke making my speech I was aiming it to the humans as my family my supernatural friends all looked at me in shook and puzzled they didn’t understand me.* we aren’t getting younger so take each day like it is your last. Take hold of it. Grab the ones you love and don’t ever let go, because you don’t know if you will lose them forever and your happy ending is gone * tears form* there’s an answer if you reach in your soul you just have to find the right one that opens you. A hero will come a long and someone will help cast your fears aside, when you feel like hope is gone, look inside of each of yourselves and see its inside yourself you don’t need anyone else. You might have to face this world alone like myself for eternity or you can find love when it comes but what I am saying don’t let it disappear. Don’t let anyone take it away. There will be a tomorrow. Life is perfect don’t let go of it. Time will heal me but for you all I ask for you to celebrate yourselves, don’t ever feel like hope is gone because it is. You will see the truth in yourself. Today I did. * I walked down the aisle as everyone stood up cheering going up to me hugging me crying and I smiled going around them as I snapped my fingers at the Mikealson’s and Katherine to follow me as they got up fast in shock and tearing up at my speech and followed me to my room.*
Amazing speech *Dario's Sister cried as she hugged me as I gulped laughing as she had me tight and I ushered everyone in and told them to sit* I am bringing you together with me because my speech was for the humans and I meant it, life. Life is a gift. We didn’t ask for this. Well I did but still some of us didn’t and most of our kind wants happiness love, kids, a family. While others don’t see it that way they want evil they want a game. I have decided to take a stand against that. My proposal is “The Firm” and I am asking you to be on my team. I will run the business, have human employees as well as super natural working side by side. Witches werewolves vampires police fireman clean up crews lawyers you name it. I want to clean up the city. I want to live here in a normal world as a normal life and have all our enemies taken out. I want humans to not live in fear of us. I want humans to fall in love with us and be happy to have a life with us. I want my children to live happily and not in fear of being hunted. I am taking a stand for our kind. And in doing so I will clean up our messes compel those who have been hurt to forget give vervain out. I will have lawyers stand by to make sure we have the right people working for us and in court. I want this done right. Today changed me. I want the evil out of this world. * I look around the room Dario's Sister I knew was already on board and Katerina they both wanted to be free, even Marco it was Dario who I had to convince.*
Dario spoke “I am on board, my daughter is and needs to be protected.” * I gave a smirk and that was
the day I may have been left at the alter, but it was a day that gave me my firm. From that day I took my investments and planned it out. I was already rich from all the money I had put in with Dario’s advice back from the 1400’s and I knew it would only grow from here helping my kind. I wanted a world to be happy for my family. I may not have the love I wanted but I got something better, The passion put into my work. That day “The firm” was born and my wedding was buried behind me.
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#Present
I got up from my bed remembering the anniversary and opened the box, the ring still there. I took it out examining it. It wasn’t that I loved him any longer, in fact he broke me more than anyone knew that day more than I let myself believe but I kept it as a reminder that life was too precious. That maybe was out there for me and maybe it wasn’t with him but my hero would come. And I just had to be patient. He could be right under my noise even now.
My phone rang as my bar was texting me that they needed more champagne. A big night tonight as usual. I had come a long way since that day an entrepreneur, an investor, A CEO of my Firm which was making millions everyday keeping people out of trouble. My kind out of harms way, bars from the east coast to the west and clubs. I kept myself busy but the fact was I was moving at my own pace. My heart was opening up again and maybe this time I’d take it one step at a time.
I closed the box and bent down under my bed opening my trunk opening it unlocking my huge trunk looking in I found journals from my adventures with Dario and Lorenzo, I found pictures from the flapper days laughing I picked up some parcels and put the ring in. the trunk was my fade away box a life gone and my new one at a start. Putting the parcel back I closed the trunk locking it and placing it back under my bed I get up and go down stairs to my daughter for my next adventure at hand.
#ToBeContinued
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