I found my way out of Aeris to where I belonged. I spent half my journey convincing myself not to cry and the rest I spent telling myself everything had worked out as expected.
Zion changed. The man I hated at first had emerged and that man would marry his princess in a few hours. I never belonged in their equation and should never have inserted myself.
I wished them all the best as I unlocked our Pack House. Everyone had gone out to their daily businesses. The lights were off and indeed; we were moving. A few boxes lay stacked against a wall, everything in the living room already packed up. That made me sadder. We never had much but to see our living room bare made me feel worse.
I padded into the house, pausing at the sound of someone throwing up in the general bathroom. Who could i
