I opened my eyes to see a beautiful morning. The sun was shining and the light flickered beautifully off the gems and gold around my room. It was otherwise a perfect day. I stretched before realization hit me and I curled back in on myself. The tears wasted no time building behind my eyes and falling endlessly.

The doors burst open without my permission and the maids came in, fluttering around me. They seemed much happier than me about my wedding day. They pulled me up out of bed and I didn’t resist. I let them push me around again as if I was simply a toy. They dressed me...