Elena “I made a mistake, mother,” I say, the lump bulging in my throat as mother strokes my arm. Darius was gone now. Mikhail has assigned a room to mother and was placing Esther to bed, leaving just mother and I alone. We are seated on what’s now her mattress, and I need to pour it all out. I need to tell someone my wrongs before I drown and die in it.Mother shakes her head, pulling me to her embrace. She’s still not aware of what I’m about to say, yet she’s already disagreeing that I did no wrong. It hurt me more to think she has faith in me. I did not just fail father, I failed her too, wasting time with the culprits I’m supposed to bring to their knees and apologize before us, getting the justice father deserves. “There’s no wrong that can’t be fixed,” She mutters, patting my back softly, which only made my chest ache. “This can’t be fixed, mum, I sided with the wrong people, the people that–” I cut myself up, unable to let the words slip past my lips, afraid of her judgment.
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