Prologue - Opening Up To Oneself

Crimson petals descend from the cold night sky as Mei Ling stood over the edge of the Liu Company's balcony.

It was only some hours ago where she was trying her best to stay joyful with her family and her new husband.

"Was It Worth It?" the voice inside her asked.

"Must Be, He seemed happy when he saw me." she mumbled softly.

"You say its worth it when you see yourself standing here?" it scoffed.

"He was happy." Mei looked down at her hands that were clenching the metal bar that surrounded the roof.

"You never found the meaning of your life yet you still continue to breathe." the voice mocked at her.

Mei closed her eyes and imagined herself in a dark void with a large mirror, shielding her from the other side.

There she looked at herself and questioned, "Why do you hate me?"

Her reflection replied, "Because you're nothing"

"I am." Mei Ling Implied.

"What are you? A puppet? Used by your family and now Him? That is what you want to be?", the reflection fumed as she banged on the glass with her fist.

"Stop It, Stop trying to get out, Its useless, I locked you in years ago." Mei Ling refuted.

"Have you? I am you Mei Ling. Why can you not accept it? You deserve me, You deserve happiness, you deserve freedom. Don't close me in." the reflection choked on her words as she fell on her knees in despair.

"Come to me Mei. Embrace me."

Mei Ling opened her eyes while she stood back and looked up at the breath-taking flowers strung along the entire roof, petals being flown away in the soft breeze. The voice in her head fading out with her vision getting blurry.

Slowly falling, losing her consciousness as she hears soft footsteps approaching her and a voice calling out her name.