The room was dark and she had to squint her eyes to take in the whole room. There was a dim lit candle on a bedside table close to the bed. It illuminated the room in its own little way.
Vanessa moistened her lips and steadied her breath. This was her first time seeing him without the mask on. She had always imagined how he looked and now she would see it.
She was in pain. His tears of agony tugged at her heartstrings. Why did he have to go through so much pain? Why couldn't his mother have known that he was just a child and all he needed was love?
"Ryan."She approached him slowly as she remembered Grace's advice.
She was scared because this was her first time meeting him like this but she knew he wouldn't hurt her.
She crouched when she got to where he was resting at the foot of his
