Chapter 28 Celebration Night

• Melissa's POV
• Beatrix and Kira didn't waste any time; they excitedly did my hair and make-up. I just let them do what they wanted. There wasn't any point in trying to argue with them, I had more pressing issues consuming me. How were Declan and I going to get along when he had so much anger and hatred towards things that were out of my control? I can't change who I am, but I won't stand for him, which makes me fear him. I have always been submissive to how mine and Abby's lives turned out, taking it as it came. I'm not willing to sit and take it anymore. I know who I am now. More importantly, I know who I want to become, and that's not a person who gets pushed aside and walks all over.
• Only I can control who I am supposed to be, and standing there and taking blow after blow didn't work in the past. So, learning from those mistakes, I refuse to devalue myself for the sake of pleasing others or fearing the reactions of those who won't agree. Abby needs to know it's not normal to hide from everyone or to fear everyone, and the only way I can get her to see her own strength is to display it myself.