I stayed on the cold floor, hugging my knees to my chest as though I could fold myself into nothingness. My mind was a storm, my thoughts crashing into one another, tangled in fear and exhaustion.
The walls around me felt like they were closing in. The silence of the room wasn’t comforting—it was deafening and suffocating.
I wanted to cry, but no tears came as I had nothing left to give if not myself.
Suddenly, something inside me moved—like a ripple through my very being. At first, I thought it was just my imagination, another trick of my restless mind.
But then, I felt a warmth spread over my chest, gentle yet firm, like a soothing hand pressed against my heart.
I frowned as my breathing hitched. Slowly, I looked down and found the pendant, the small, delicate piece of jewelry that
