An Icebox Where My Heart Used to Be

What happens to the girl who used to love so freely, giving all her best to the man she loves...only to be hurt & betrayed in the end? Does she ever get past that pain? Does she ever recover mentally or emotionally? They say once you give your heart away, you never quite get it back. So, what's left of that empty cavity that used to house so much love? It grows cold, dark, and hollow. Emotion is replaced with cynicism and mistrust, and the optimism of love's promise is replaced with the pessimism of love's bullshit. She knows that it is not fair to prejudge, she tries hard not to, but in her eyes all men become one in the same. When she feels herself getting too comfortable and beginning to open up, quickly, she pulls back from the possibility of being sucked up in the whirlwind. Basically, she is torn between defrosting her heart...digging deep to find the courage to love again and keeping her ice queen persona in order to protect what's left. On the upside, she lives life less naive and a little more aware that the world can be a cold and lonely place. She self-assures that no one can love her more than herself. There is a realization that love should be complimentary, not supplementary. And once and for all, she makes the decision to let the cards fall how they may. So, what happens to the girl who traded her love for betrayal? Ultimately, she's ok.