Wrecked Palace

<p><p>One night was all it took for everything to change.</p><p>From college student to guardian in a single breath.</p><p>My siblings became my world.</p><p> </p><p>No time for date nights or romantic dreams.</p><p>I traded quiet weekends for sleepless nights.</p><p>Giving my all to make sure they were cared for.</p><p> </p><p>But Griffin had a brokenness that called to me-one that mirrored my own.</p><p>Gruff and just a little bit reckless.</p><p>He was the last thing I needed. But everything I wanted.</p><p> </p><p>Only someone isn't happy about this new life I'm building.</p><p>Deciding to set fire to everything I hold close.</p><p>And when the smoke clears, there might be only ashes left behind...</p><p><br></p></p>