Deeper and deeper.

Cordelia tried so hard to hold back her tears as she walked home back from school. The weight of her emotions pressed heavily on her shoulders, making each step feel more laborious than the last. "Get it together, girl," she whispered to herself, sniffling and trying to regain her composure.

Her journey from school to home would take up to an hour on foot, but she welcomed the solitude and the opportunity it provided to clear her head.

As Cordelia walked, memories of her family and friends flashed through her mind, offering a fleeting sense of comfort in the midst of her current situation. 'I'm so tired.

If anyone had ever said I'd go through something like this, I'd have probably laughed it off. But look at me now, moving from frying pan to fire,' Cordelia thought to herself silently, her thoughts filled with weariness and disbelief.

Lost in her thoughts, Cordelia suddenly noticed a car had stopped by her side, interrupting her train of thought. Her instincts kicked in, and she q