It Wasn't Fair

Cleo’s eyes remained fixed on Gemma as the striking girl gently turned the pages of the diary. The heavy, suffocating weight of the future still pressed against Cleo’s chest, her heart aching with a fierce, protective realization. She could not let Maya’s sick jealousy or Declan’s ambition destroy this radiant girl again.

As Gemma’s gaze moved across the handwritten lines, Cleo’s mind drifted bac