"Reign, what are you doing?" The voice was foreign.
My eyes were still closed, but I felt him release me. The space he was occupying depressurized and loosened up.
Footsteps. Door clicked closed.
That's when I gasped for the first time in a couple of minutes, and the emotions came flowing.
Why did dad have to be greedy? Why did we have to be in debt? We had everything.
The emotions were too heavy to carry. Every bone in me was fragile; I burst into a shuddering sob—choking on my breath.
I cried, hiccuped, gasped, and trembled.
I never knew how loneliness felt until right now, in the middle of the ocean, with no one to turn to. I don't even know who I am anymore.
Then the door opened again.
Quickly I crawled back and sat up, wiping my tears with the back of my hand rapidly.
My
