I walked without knowing where I was headed, my shoes splashing in shallow puddles, the city blurring around me, lights smearing into long, watery streaks, cars moving like shadows, voices muffled by distance.
My mind felt empty and loud all at once. Every step hurt in a way I couldn't explain, like something invisible was tugging at my chest, like I'd been hollowed out and left to echo.
Sarah's words still hung in my head, looping, twisting, poisoning everything good that used to be simple. Kael's face too... that expression when he looked at me, like I'd shattered something sacred between us. It kept replaying, over and over, until I couldn't tell if I was angry or just broken.
