Acceptance (Part 2)

-Karen-

Nathan looked back over at me with the saddest look I had ever seen from him. “I lost the woman who made my soul shine. And I still had to figure out how to go on for our beloved Lizette. I couldn’t let her lose both of us. It took me many years to be able to function as close to normal as possible. I drank that pain away for a long time… I didn’t know what else to do to help end my own overwhelming pain that her loss brought. I was only a lower tiered Advanced Mage when that happened. Six years later, I finally got it together for Lizette with Winholt’s help. I promised Lizette that I would be there for her. Whenever I saw her, I saw Melissa staring back at me and it hurt so much for the longest time.” He shook his head again.

“Lizette and Monica used to be so close when they were growing up and then Monica ran away. She fell in love and married a doctor a few years later. Lizette chose to stay close to Delia and was a pillar of strength for all of us. She became the rock th