Chapter 14My eyes popped open with a sudden rush of sensations. Sensing him, I hurried to the window and saw a shadowy figure by the gazebo. Ronin.
It was close to 2 a.m. Even though I was moving at a normal pace, it felt like slow motion when I left my room. I headed down the stairs and out the back to find him.
“What … what are you doing here?” I asked, just above a whisper. I felt so strange, unlike myself.
No response; he only gazed at me for a minute then turned and walked away. He wanted me to follow. I did. I wanted to. He was my escape from reality, my reality. The world I'd so horribly destroyed. I was damaged.
We walked to the park without saying a word to each other, each step getting harder to manage. We finally stopped in the wooded area as before. He leaned against a tree
