Chapter Song – Skyfall - Adele
‘Drip’
‘Drip drip’
My lids fluttered open like a rose receiving its first dusting of water. I wiped the beads that formed on my cheeks only to find it glisten in my hands under the harsh light of the fluorescent. Its consistency was thick. The hue was deep scarlet. And the smell … it smelt like rusty iron.
God, why have you forsaken us? I looked up to see a vision I dreaded. The image was like a fitting metaphor – I was curled up at Sean’s feet, while he hung crucified. Seeing him in pain felt like a stab in my heart. And in that moment of perpetual suffering, I saw sadness smile upon us.
“Blood roses,” echoed a somber voice from a dark corner of the room, “You are a lot like your mother. Beautiful but with thorns, gentle yet strong-willed. All I ever wa
