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My knees are a little shaky when I rise from the couch.

“What is it?” I wave at him when he goes to stand up “I’m alright, just feeling a little cooped up, I think I’ll go for a walk” I wrap my arms around my middle, suddenly feeling very drained. He is at my side a moment later. “You’re upset” he noted.

“A lot about this doesn’t make sense, no matter how many times I think about it, I just can’t make sense of it”

Zayne takes my hand, “If there’s one thing I’ve learned, you cannot make sense of evil, it’s just it”

I nod because he is right. And evil like that deserves to be eradicated from the face of the earth.

“If you want some air, I’ll walk with you”

“I don’t want to distract you” I try, knowing he has got to be bombarded with work for taking a few days off to take care of me.

“I want to,” he says firmly, turning me around to the door.

It is early evening already Zayne had paused by the room to help me into a sweater before we stepped out. We pass by a few people who pa