Silva sat in the back seat while Anya was in the front with Xav. After a brief stop at Anya's mother's grave, they continued their journey to Mr. Barry's cottage.
"Anya..." The silence that had been unnerving was finally broken when Silva had the courage to call out to her cousin. Anya turned around, still with puffy eyes because she couldn't stop crying at her mother's grave.
"Yes?"
"I'm sorry. Because of me, you have to go through all this." Silva said with a regretful face.
Xav glanced at the girl beside him with a questioning head. He didn't understand what Silva was talking about at all.
"It's not your fault, I made a promise to you, so I'll try to keep it," Anya responded.
"Promise?" Xav furrowed his brow.
Anya nodded.
"I'm sorry, if I didn't tell you about this before." Any
