Obstacles

Make my wish come true, let darkness fade to light
Show me there's still hope, show me it's not over
Battles we can win, our struggle lies within
Will we live to greet the dawn?
Love will not leave you, hate will not heal you
Promise me one day that peace shall reign

- Serah Farron's theme from Final Fantasy 13.

Chapter One:

"Get out! I don't want to see you! You hear me! Until the day you swear not to see him. You will not step into this house!"

I was shoved out of the door by my raging father, his face flushed with anger. He was in such a rage that he even ignored my mum's protests. Looking at my mother, the last thing I saw before the door slammed in front of my face was her tear-streaked face. Trying to reassure her, I gave her a shaky smile before all that was in front of me was my house door.

I sighed. I had no choice. I could not leave him. He is my love. He is my life. He is everything! Slowly, I turned around and walked away. Even when I was outside, I could hear my mother's screams, her voice full of tears, pain and fear for her only daughter.

Wait. She was threatening a divorce?

Shocked, I almost ran back. Never in my life had my mother mentioned about the "D" word! She loved my father deeply and would want to care for him for life. And yet, she mentioned the word because of me!

Silently, I cried. I had managed to single-handedly destroy my family in one day. It was a feat that not many can achieve, yet it filled my heart with immeasurable sadness. Retracing my steps, I continued walking away from the house. After all, running back would mean separation from him permanently, and I did not want to suffer being away from him for so long just to get separated again. Besides, the damage had already been done. There was no point returning now. I was not going to leave him just because his family and my family can not see eye to eye.

Every choice you make has a consequence, I told myself sternly. It's no point dwelling on it, just accept it and move on!

Despite saying that, with each step I took, a piece of my heart was left behind. The sadness was suffocating me and I could barely breathe. Struck by a sudden impulse, I ran to the nearest brick wall and rammed my head on it. Black spots immediately appeared in my vision, and I could feel something wet and sticky dripping down my face

"Why can't anyone accept it?" I screamed into the air as I banged my head on the wall once more. Why must life be so unfair to the point that it must always place obstacles in front of me even though I just overcame the obstacles behind me?

Overwhelmed by my thoughts, I did not notice the fact that I was losing blood at a very fast rate and that my vision was starting to blur. And so, the last thing I heard before I blacked out was his voice calling my name with worry.