Somehow, the recent call with Afaela gave him ease and the reassurance that the girl was fine and would be so much better the next time they see each other. Although it was not perfect yet, the healing was still ongoing and by the process, it would soon be over. She would get over him the way he did with Augustus, she would find someone else, and she would be happy the way she deserved and just how Rion always wished she would end up to be. Afaela was tough. Tougher than him, even. If he was a soft ball of sunshine, Afaela was a loud roar of an upcoming storm. If he loved the sunrise, Afaela dwelled in sunsets. They were polar opposites in many aspects, thus a possible manifestation of opposite attracts when someone asks you. However, when they met, an eclipse happened. They looked be

