Dahlia hugged herself tightly as she walked down the road—where to? She didn't know. Her mind was filled only with the heaviness and pain in her body, especially in her entire being.
She bit her lower lip to stop her tears from escaping. She swallowed, and the pain in her throat worsened. The cold wind blew harder, making her shiver. She didn't wait to see what would happen when Carter confronted Lindon. She simply adjusted her torn blouse and ran out unnoticed.
She looked up. The vastness of the sky was overwhelming. The peace she saw in the sky seemed to take her away. She had lost. For the nth time, she had lost again. She lost a battle she only knew about. And her opponent was herself.
She walked for hours along the dark and cold road until she collapsed on the roadside, overwhelmed
