Aila Coraline
Where did everything go wrong?
I did what I could. I tried to be strong, tried to follow every path they laid out for me. But why am I still caught up with these emotions?
I hugged my knees as my eyes lingered on the sky above, its calmness mocking the storm within me.
These past few days, I’ve been drifting.
Lost.
Led astray.
I don’t know what to do anymore, aside from indulging in the familiar comfort of self-pity. But even that feels hollow now.
All I could think of… is my coming death.
“If you feel it…” Grace’s voice echoed.
“…you’ll die.”
“I’ve never seen you this awful,” a voice cut through the silence. “As if you’re nothing but a vessel. Getting weaker, aren’t you?”
I didn’t need to turn to know who it was.
Cynthia.
We’ve never be
