BRIANA THOMPSON
“Sadness and setbacks are inevitable in life, my daughter.
We fall so that we can rise again.
That's just how life is, but the way we handle situations and learn from them is what makes us different.
Never forget this, Briana, I will always be here for you, dear.”
That's what my mother always said whenever something upset me or made me sad. She always knew exactly what to say and how to say it, no matter the moment in my life.
Now, looking at the scene before me, all I want is to hear her wise words again."
"Damn it! Did he really have to bring her here?" Alexander mutters, pulling out a chair for me to sit.
Denner is so caught up in his heated conversation with the woman accompanying him that he doesn’t even notice our presence.
"Don't worry about it," I say, tryi
