Twisted Fate
"You look just like an angel fallen straight from the heavens."
Sinking onto the plush upholstered bench, Ruth enveloped Emma's trembling hands in her gnarled, comforting grip. "But that sadness in your beautiful eyes troubles me. What's weighing so heavily on that precious heart of yours, hm?"
A tremulous sigh slipped past Emma's lips as she instinctively leaned into the nurturing strength of her beloved nanny. For years, Ruth had been her sanctuary, a bastion of warmth and wisdom when the world seemed determined to shatter her piece by piece. In her presence, Emma felt safe to peel away the polished veneer of composure, to reveal the quivering vulnerability roiling beneath.