From Bleak to Beautiful

By Shenali Angeline

This story is about a girl with a complicated past, trying to find her way through the world.
She wants to give up, but she made a promise to her sister that she would not stop fighting.
This story shows how this 17 year old girl Everlyn Taylor tries very hard to keep that promise,by fighting the cold demons of her past.

She struggles , she suffers but in the end she survives.

She tries to distant herself from others, because she's afraid to get hurt like she did when she lost the most precious thing in her world.
But her new family and new friends help her find happiness. This is the first book of A heart heals series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Shenali Angeline
• Release date: Sep 2, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370887224

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By Shenali Ranasooriya

Copyright 2017 Shenali A. Ranasooriya

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Table of contents

Prologue

Chapter 01

Chapter 02

Chapter 03

Authors note

Authors contacts

Dedication

Copyright page

Dedication

This book is Dedicated to my adoring parents, loving siblings and awesome Friends who always told me that I could reach the sky

Prologue

The sound of their footsteps terrifies me.......

my breathing quickens...... and my hands are shaking with fear....... fear of being caught....

fear of them finding me..... fear of them finding Rose.

I wrap my arm around Rose protectively, even though I'm aware that I'm defend less against them.. I would not stop trying...... I would never stop trying to protect her even if I have to go through endless beatings, I would try my best to defend her.....I always have and I always will.

So even though I die today I'll know I died trying.......

They are coming close and I can feel rose stiffen beside me.

I calm her down with gentle whispers telling her that everything will be alright, and that I won't let them have her. that I will protect her, when deep down I'm far from calm I'm terrified of what will happen if we get caught, but I don't show weakness..... I have to be strong for her, for Rose, because she's the only thing that matters, she's my world and I don't want to lose her.

but we can't hide forever Rose says in between sobs... Her eyes filled with horror and fear, dark patches covered under her eyes from lack of sleep, her cheeks gone pink like the roses in the meadow beyond the hills where I used to take her to play when they were gone, where I used to read stories of unicorns, rainbows, princesses' and happy endings, where I used to sing endless songs with beautiful melodies, where we used to run until our feet's were sour and our hearts start to beat rapidly and we lie down on the grass to catch our breath.

The meadow is the world of happiness we created to survive, to stay alive and to hope that the pain we so badly endured is just a little piece of darkness.

That hope kept us going, telling our selves that the rest of the world is not as cruel as we were forced to see..... that even though this whole universe was filled with darkness, there's always a star that shines to cover up the dark.

That's what I tell myself everyday like a mantra in my head, that even though I hate this wrenched life which is bestowed upon me, I'll always be great full to have Rose, that I'm not alone, I hate that she had to go through this pain, but seeing her dark curly hair which is tangled near her neck, her deep dark brown eyes and little rosy cheeks everyday makes me feel strong knowing that there's a reason for me to live... and that's her. I keep going for her.

I swore to protect her because she's the only good thing in my life which I never want to let go. That's the reason why I planned to escape, I wanted her to have a happy life and not this hell hole. I planned our escape carefully knowing that if we get caught it will be the end for both of us. but we can't escape if they find us now.

I wipe away roses tears with the back of my long shirt sleeves, and kiss her temple. I won't let them have you, we'll escape and find a lovely place to live, a place surrounded with beautiful flowers like in the meadow beyond the hills, a place where we can smell the sweet scent of the grass when it rains, where we can eat freely and never have anyone telling us what to do I wipe away another tear that glides down her