That night, ten years ago, when Emilia left her father's mansion, it rained heavily. It was under that rain, she ran, crying, shaking with nowhere in mind as she ran deep into the forest. The only thing her young mind was thinking at that moment was of her mother. The woman was crying as she ordered her to run to safety. And even after three days without food or water, only sleeping under the shed of a giant tree back then, Emilia didn't think of anything else, not even sustenance. Her father's face, her mother's smiles, it was like a torment that crushed her heart and like life was heckling her, it made her sleepless. This night as night fell and the night halls fell silent, she looked through her window at the dark clouds, counting the moment when she would make her exit. and just like that night, it happened at once, a mighty thunder shattered the quiet of the night and at its wake, the heavens opened and rain came down. She wasn't expecting it. There was no sign of it. Yet, Emi
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