HAZEL'S POV
I walk alone on a deserted road, the silence stretching endlessly around me. The world feels distant, blurred, as if I am no longer a part of it. I don’t notice where I’m going… I don’t even care. My steps move on their own, slow and unsteady, like I’m lost somewhere between reality and the storm inside me.
The cold wind brushes against my skin, but I feel nothing. My mind is numb, yet at the same time, it’s painfully loud. His words… they keep echoing in my ears, over and over again, refusing to fade.
“You mean nothing to me… I only helped you out of pity.”
Each word hits me again, just as hard as it did the first time. My chest tightens, making it hard to breathe. I try to push it away, to silence his voice in my head… but it keeps coming back, sharper, crueler.
I keep w
