Aurora sat still in her room, lost in deep thought, tears streaming down her face. What kind of life had they all ended up in? A life where revenge was the only goal… A sudden sob escaped her lips as she reached for an old photograph of her parents tucked away among her things. She stared at it, gently tracing their faces as more tears welled in her eyes.
Softly, brokenly, she whispered,
“Why did you leave us… why did you leave us in this cruel, selfish world… why?”
Her sobs grew louder as she hugged the photo tightly to her chest, letting the sorrow consume her.
Right now, she wasn’t sure what exactly she felt for Sam, but what she did know was that she could never hurt him… and as long as she was alive and capable, she would never let anyone else hurt him either. Her mind drifted bac
