She made her way to her usual pick point. Ray came there almost after ten minutes. She got into his car. He saw her restless face and asked, “are you alright?” To which she replied with a sigh, “splendid.” This gave him the notion to stop talking because she doesn’t feel like it at all. They stopped for breakfast. At the booth, they were having breakfast right now. He saw his own daughter in her that’s is why he cares for her. He feels pity for her but doesn’t tell her that; it will piss her off indefinitely. At the back of Aria’s mind, the words, “you are the reason for the downfall of your loved ones” repeated on a loop. She wanted to bash her head to the side and end all the misery but for which she wasn’t instilled with the necessary strength to carry out such deed. There w

