Chapter 43
Ember
I was right, Vance thought I was a crazy lady. I saw it on his face as he told me to stop it. Honestly, I don't really care what he thinks. He tried to tell me that I don't need to stay, and that I can leave, but we all know this is not true. At least not yet, I can't leave without mom, she's been the only thing that has kept me going down here.
I go about my business. First walking to the closet, picking out something without even looking at it. It doesn't really matter to me anymore. At this point I'm just going through the motions. Just faking it to fake a little bit more. I walk to the bathroom and I put on the clothes that I grabbed. I wash my face and my hand. The dry blood mixes with the water causing it to turn the color of rust as it goes down the drain. I don
