I know I should get up and do something. Run. Scream. Fight. But all I manage is to wrap my body around my son, hoping that I can protect him from any harm. All I can think about is River and what a waste of time my life has been. I wanted it all. I’ve tasted it and whenever I feel like I am finally in a happy place something tragic happens. Something that ends my life.
But this time it’s not just about me and Nate. Not about our friends and the city we used to call home. It’s about what’s most precious to me. River. I would do anything for him. Burn down entire villages. Shield him with my body. He owns my heart and my last breath.
“Think, Mika,” I whisper to myself. There must be something we can do. Something to fend them off. Maybe just for a little bit, until help arrives.
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