Waiting
Rana and I didn’t talk about her or my plans anymore that night. When it was time for dinner, we joined Rich, and Jakob and Rana chatted with them happily. I found myself envious of her; she made it seem so easy to be open with them and smile and talk about nothing in particular. I was finding it hard to want to be in the same room with people, and I certainly had nothing to chat about. I started thinking perhaps I was becoming just as bitter as Lilith, and my heart would never let me open up to anyone again. I was having a hard time even talking with Rana, and I love her like a sister. These wounds in my soul run so deep. “What do you think, Willow?” Rana says my name and I look up from the plate of food I was merely pushing around with my spoon. “I’m sorry I was lost a moment. What do
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