Challenge: Fixed Word Prompt - Tears
Title: Torn
Fandom: The Lord Of The Rings
Character: Arwen
Word Count: 221
Disclaimer: Arwen and The Lord Of The Rings-verse belong to J R R Tolkien, although I do wish Aragorn and Faramir were mine ...
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Torn
Life used to be so easy. Carefree. Safe. Joyful. Full of love.
But the re-appearance of Sauron and The Ring Of Power changed everything. It brought violence, pain and cruelty. Destruction and death. Everything my kinsfolk - the Elves - are opposed to. We may be skilled warriors, but at heart all we truly long for is peace and tranquility.
So, now I feel as if I'm being slowly ripped apart because of this "bloody" war.
Our time here is at an end. My kin are leaving Middle-earth to sail to the Grey Havens and I'm conflicted. I'm torn. I've a decision to make and it's the hardest choice I've been forced to do. Whether to be the dutiful daughter and obey my beloved ada's wishes and leave Rivendell forever. Or to stay. To become mortal and remain with the man I love more than life itself - Aragorn.
My Estel ... My hope ...
Whatever I decide, I'll inevitably hurt someone I love and I hate being put in this position. Having to choose between what my head tells me is right and what my heart yearns for. It's an ultimatum I wouldn't wish on anyone. And that's why I weep. Why my tears fall like rain. Why I feel that with every tear I shed, my hope starts to slip away from my grasp ...
Finis