Chapter 25

Ariezel's POV

There was always a sense of anticipation during the dawn.

It began with the still sense of darkness, difficult to see in without the presence of the moon and stars that had long escaped from sight. Slowly the world lightened, darkness rising into incandescent hues making the whole world seem all the more cooler

Then slowly but surely, a single ray of the sun broke the sky, the starting point for overwhelming brightness that would soon touch the sky.

My life at this moment was like that. After days of darkness and pain, the ray of happiness had finally come through in my life.

The day at the garden was the turning point for our interactions.

I resisted letting the cracks grow any further af first. Since my childhood, it has been difficult for me to interact with others, usually ending up being shut out. Then my only solace was Derek, who was the only person I spoke and laughed freely with.

And then our parents died. Derek changed, and I was permanently shut out.

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