Laid 2 Rest — Melanie Rose

*** New Revised - Second Edition 2014 *** I cannot even remember a time I did not feel out of place. A time when I felt that my life was my own. I am not supposed to be this weak, dreary person. This is not how my life is supposed to go. In fact, I have convinced myself that someone upstairs messed up altogether and literally stuck me in the wrong body. There is no other rational explanation for the injustice of having to endure the worst times of my life alone. Simple things like trust, love, and security are foreign concepts to me now. The only thing that I am positive of at this point… is that this world is not a place meant for tender souls to wander. Life is cruel and harsh and I can no longer hide my scars from being cut, gutted, and hallowed out so many times; scrapped clean of all my joy. It is a daily mystery to me how I still manage to care for countless others after being so abused and neglected time after time. One thing always prevented me from giving up my last ounce of hope. For some odd reason, I spent the bulk of my life in fear of Karma's wrath. But that all ended abruptly… the day I was introduced to Fate. I am Jasmine Rain Wynn and this is my story…