3rd person POV

Lucy sighed heavily burying her head between her hands, silent tears tricking down her cheeks.

It wasn't fair. After lisanna returned, nobody bothered with her anymore, it felt like she was just a pathetic replacement for the takeover mage. Natsu stopped crashing at her house and he even stopped taking to her. She knew he didn't mean to hurt her, he just forgot someone named Lucy heartfillia existed.

Lucy was desperate, she would welcome anyone's company right now. She felt so lonely. Now she understood what it means to feel lonely in a crowded room.

All her life, Lucy had known this loneliness and she had grown pretty used to it yet right now she just couldn't bear it. Her heart felt like its ready to explode.

"sigh"

She looked around the room searching for levy or natsu. She spotted natsu in the guild's corner happily chatting with lisanna. She walked over to them and put on her best fake smile.

"Hiiii natsu" she called to natsu

He turned around to look at her

"oh,hey luce" he said distractedly and turned back to talk to lisanna again

She sat on their table hoping to join on their conversation. But as soon as she sat down, they stopped taking and looked at each other awkwardly.

"Um,luce, lisanna and me have a lot of private things to catch up on so um…if you don't mind" he said looking at the floor awkwardly

"I…I ...It's ok natsu, you C..Carry on" she said choking back tears.

"I'm sorry, Lucy san. It's just tha…"

"It's alright lisanna" she hurriedly cut her off and reassured her and walked back to bar

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Lucy POV

Outside the sun had started to set.i dragged myself from the bar chair and started heading towards the door. As soon I opened the door,fresh air greeted me

On my way to home, I sat on the railing overlooking the magnolia river.

It was a very beautiful sight. The sun which was just beginning to set had turned orangish pink and was reflecting on the blue river. A nice cool air was blowing the trees leaves and making a rusting sound . the wind blew my golden hair gently and tear drops started falling from my eyes as my heart drenched in pain and loneliness.

I remember how it was back home . Father would never talk unless he has to give me some orders. I remember sitting in my cold room for hours on end hoping my father would come and say that he still loves me. I remember the dullness and the utter scary silence which enveloped me in itself and left my heart cold and numb. My father would never remember my birthdays and i used to wait outside his office from morning to noon. I never had a father who used to hug his little girl and cuddle her in his arms. It was then,i had realized that not only i had lost my mother,i had also also lost my father and the pain and grief i felt nearly tore me apart. i thought i would never feel something as horrible as that again.

But this pain is saying otherwise.

"WHAT DID YOU THINK LUCY HEARTFILLIA? THAT SOMEONE WILL CARE FOR YOU AGAIN? WRONG,NO ONE WILL EVER CARE FOR YOU,BECAUSE YOU PATHETIC"i shouted to myself and laughed miserably

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