But somewhere inside me— something remained cool. Incomplete.
There was a space just ahead of me, wide and quiet. A place where someone should have stood.
And he wasn’t there.
Chapter 13
Thorne
They left me behind. That’s where it started. I’m alone.
So alone.
So much pain.
And they left me.
Not with the mirrors. Not with the screams.
With the silence.
They didn’t come. They abandoned me.
They didn’t fight. They didn’t break me out.
Where are they?
Where are they?
I used to believe in them.
I used to have a sister too. Didn’t I?
A song. There was a song. I think she sang it… but maybe it was someone else.
What was the song?
The moon cries out.
No, that’s not right.
What is it?
Why can’t I remember?
Phoenix. He always knew the right thing to say.
He was my friend.
...Friend?
Do I have friends?
I did. I think.
Who were they?
I see a tall, dark figure.
