For what felt like forever, Alina tried to process the news her father had just told her.
Was her grandma dead? Was he joking?
She wanted to scream, but no words came out; only tears streamed down her cheeks. It felt as if her whole world was about to shatter… or maybe it already had.
Liam, who was sitting on the bed, looked utterly confused. He had no idea what her dad had said that made her cry so suddenly. Before he could even open his mouth to ask, Alina had already run out of the room.
Alina continued running; she could hear Liam calling her name, but she didn't stop. She ran down the stairs until she got to the dancing floor, and she tried and found her way out.
As she continued running out of the building.
The road was lonely and dark, but Allina continued running even though
