My eyes stung badly, they were probably all red from crying, though I tried to blink past it, to hide the redness, and to will myself into composure. But it seemed completely useless, my mind was still in total chaos. Leah’s gaze pinned me down. She stood a few steps away, her arms folded loosely over her chest, her brownish curls pulled back into a braid that couldn’t quite tame their wildness. She wasn’t the type to fill her words with sugar, but she had a way of cutting through my defenses. “What’s wrong, Elara?” she asked. Her voice sounded evidently worried, I wanted to lie to her and tell her it was nothing, but she could see right through me. She broke the silence and asked me again. “Why did you just cry like your whole world broke apart?”My throat tightened. I opened my mouth, but nothing came out.Then I looked at Eren, my little baby. He was looking at me with his wide eyes, perched on the long bench, his small fingers worrying the hem of his shirt. He had been so still
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