It had been a week since the dreadful news of Daisy's wedding traumatized me. A week since I saw the love of my life. A week since I wished I was there to snatch her away from that monster. I held myself responsible for everything she faced that day.
This whole week had been one of gossip. Everyone knew Daisy's identity as the woman in white now. They knew she was the one behind all those orders they had to follow. Some people who lost their loved ones like I did were blaming her for it all. I hated to see her being hated so willfully and without a doubt I knew all of it was false. I wanted to stop them but I would be jeopardizing everything by doing so. The warden was extremely jealous of the fact that a woman in her late teens was on a post superior to her. She despised Daisy even though in some tiny part of her heart she rejoiced the fact that she wasn't the one married to a misogynistic monster. Ever since she found out about Daisy's identity, she kept a keen eye on me. She watched me like a hawk to see what I was up to. My investigation in the beginning of this treacherous journey proved to be my downfall after all. I wish I could be in place of Henry and visit the lair every single day. I wish I could meet the love of my life every single day without being watched like a hawk. In some ways, I was even jealous of the game master. I hated myself for it but what was I to do? He had the woman I wanted and he was treating her badly. If I were in his place, I would never let her feel bad about anything at all. I would have taken away her misery. That is when a realization hit me. All this time I could have taken away Daisy's misery but I chose to let her marry that monster. I led her on the path of sadness just to save my family. I was just like the game master.
"Anna, I am starting to get worried. Any news on my Daisy? Have you seen her Henry? Why are you guys so quiet. Tell me what is going on right now!" I screamed with tears in my eyes.
Anna replied, "Neil, the news is that the game master has turned his home into a honeymoon palace. No one has heard from them in a week. All the departments are under the supervision of the warden and me. Even we aren't allowed in some places. I don't know what is happening with Daisy or what she must be going through. After the night of the wedding, I have blamed myself every single day. I was standing right next to her. She was crying in my arms for God's sakes! She was begging me to save her and I did nothing. She was begging me to let her identity stay a secret and I did nothing. None of us did anything to save her life and you know what, we might never even see her again now that her identity is revealed to the world. My biggest regret is not that our plan failed immensely. It is that we failed as friends, as human beings, and mostly I failed as a woman to save another from this distressed decision. I haven't slept without medication. I haven't eaten well. I can't spend a minute of my day without wondering what she must be going through. We are just sitting ducks now. we have to wait for her to approach us. There is absolutely nothing we can do."
"Anna is right, Neil. I blame myself as well. If I had been strict with you from the start about your investigation with Daisy, none of your family or friends would have been involved. Daisy would never have been forced to take the decision of marrying that monster. She did it for you. She loves you so much man. I can see it in her soul every time you are in the room with her. It might sound weird but I have been having nightmares about that kiss you both shared. I feel responsible for not letting her have another. What if she never gets the chance to have another? What if something happens to her? What if she- "
"Stop!" I screamed, interrupting Henry's dreadful words.
I continued, "Please, stop. I can't listen to all of this anymore. My Daisy is a strong woman. Nothing is going to happen to her. We might be responsible for influencing her decision and causing her pain but we have to have faith in her. All we have is faith. We can not let our guilt drive us into doing something that will harm her sacrifice in any way. We have to stay strong for her. You know, when she left after the kiss, she mouthed 'I love you forever'. She has a promise to keep. She has to love me forever. Nothing is going to happen to my Daisy. we might be sitting ducks right now but we have to stay patient. Our strength determines the lives of not only one but a million women stuck in this scheme of that misogynistic monster. We will make him pay for every single tear. We will make them all pay. Right now, all we can do is pray for this plan to work. It is all we have. It is all Daisy has. I know for sure that she is hanging on to the hope that she will save all those women no matter what. She believes in herself and she believes in us all that we will support her. Let's not let our moral down. Let's not let Daisy down. There is no advantage to us or her in playing the blame game, but if we were to blame someone, let's blame the game master. Let's blame his evil mind and stone heart for hurting every woman he sees. Stay strong guys. We are all she has. She will come back to us."