“Do you know what the worst part is?” I said.Gabe lifted his head, took slow steps across the floor to get closer, and dragged the wooden chair behind him.He turned the chair and took a seat facing me. I don’t know if it was the fear of me snapping at him or his own insecurity about the situation
Gabe left my room after our talk. I think I sat quietly for three minutes before he got up and walked out, I didn't know what the right thing to say was or how to carry on the conversation after that. I think we were both pretty done and needed some time but I regret not telling him how grateful I w
My laughs filled the empty street and they were all I heard when I sped up. It was a wonderful sound that I missed and it got louder the closer I got to the border.“Three,” I was almost there.“Two,” I saw the border and sped up.“One,” I laughed and there we crossed it. We were home.What would
I ran over and fell on my knees next to her limp body. I lifted her head and put it on my knees thinking that something had to bring her back. There wasn't a chance in the hell I was living that she was dead, that they were both dead.I held her lifeless body in my hands when the dread washed over m
Gabe’s guilt-ridden face haunted me when I stormed off and headed to my old room. After our talk, he had gone to his brother and told him about my biggest fear knowing full well that Darian would use it as ammunition.My secrets were a weapon to him, something he could use to continue his torment a
Nora had left to continue working but she said I could stay in her room for as long as I wanted. I got into reading her book, it was a fairytale about a water elf who fell in love with a forest elf. They were rivals with great responsibilities to their own land and people but their love didn't dim w
I forced my feet one step at a time and stopped when I stood in front of him. “Do you know what I did today?”Was he delusional or did he have time to do more than slaughter my entire family?“Yes,” I seethed.The bastard chuckled and wiggled his finger with a ’tsk’ sound dripping from his lips.“N
It's been three days since I ran away from here and Darian brought me back. Three days since he slaughtered my family and three days since he put me on a literal leash. The marks from the leash took hours before it healed and the day after, I found that the door was locked and I couldn't get out. On