Read by Georgie Kimble

Sometimes, a girl's first enemy isn't the world, it's her own mother. The verbal jabs, the mental manipulation, the physical torment-each blow chips away at a young girl's sense of worth, until there's nothing left but silence and survival. That was Aria's reality. A life of emotional warfare that left her feeling invisible, unloved, and broken. But everything shifted when she tasted the sweetness of Gucci's love. Gucci and his mother, Kalonda, stepped in like light through a cracked door, rescuing Aria from the shadows of her past. They didn't just pull her out; they nurtured her into her "soft girl" era, showing her what love, safety, and softness could feel like. For the first time, she belonged. She bloomed. Then just like that, they were gone. Ripped away from her life without warning, Aria was thrown back into chaos, alone again and forced to figure out how to stand on her own. In the wake of their absence, she made a choice that could shatter everything she had with Gucci. But deep down, beneath the pain and the distance, Aria clung to one thing: the unshakable truth that no matter what, Gucci had a soft spot for her. And somehow, she believed that love could survive anything. Even this

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