Darius sat alone in the hotel suite, staring at the TV airing the early morning news while his mind went around with his thoughts. He stood up from the bed and then strode straight to the glass window, lost in his thoughts, consumed in silence.
Everything around him feels distant, as if he is physically present but mentally somewhere else. Even the smallest sound in the room feels louder than it should be.
Then the bell rang, jerking Darius from his inner thoughts; he went to check who’s at the door. It was Ravenna.
Ravenna walked in. “Selene survived the transplant. “
Darius received the news silently.
Darius stared at Ravenna for a moment, nodded, and then walked back to the window in silence, not feeling relief after receiving such good news. Instead of relief, there is only empt
