SOPHIA Still feeling confused and worried, I had grabbed my jacket and put on a pair of hiking boots not long after Blake left my room, needing to be somewhere that I did not feel trapped with my own thoughts. Unfortunately, I had not been able to escape my mind, and I was just as anxious several hours later, even after I felt like I had walked for miles. I was an experienced hiker, but I realized that I had thrown every rule of hiking and navigation out the window as I had walked in a daze, paying no attention to anything except my internal thoughts. Damn it. I finally became aware of where I was, and eyed the snow that was still on the ground. Spring was coming, but it had not arrived yet, and I was cold, following a path that seemed like it led nowhere. Pine trees lined the concrete road, and I kept moving when I saw smoke in the distance, quite certain it was someone's fireplace, so there had to be people ahead. I kept moving. Even after hours of thought, I was not any clo
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