Natalia
I wait a while after Cardan leaves to collect myself, before I leave the balcony too.
It’s like I’m on autopilot, my body is still functioning, but it’s like an out-of-the-body experience. It hurts too much, I no longer want to feel. In my heart, I don’t know if I made the right choice. I feel torn, split, confused.
But I made my choice, and I’m just going to have to deal with it.
Coming out into the hallway, I’m shocked when I find Alden sitting on one of the waiting chairs, his head in between his hands, he seems to be waiting for something, or rather someone. What’s he doing here?
I don’t want him to see me like this. Not when I'm barely managing to hold myself together. I desperately need to get away from here, and find a quiet place to lick my wounds.
He’s not smiling w
