CHAPTER 121

After my shower, I wrapped myself in a towel. Walking over to my reflection, I used my hand to push away some of the water droplets from the mirror. I tried to smile. It shouldn’t hurt to smile, but it did.

“Nana, you know what makes me happy?” Aria asked with a smile playing on her lips. She was lying down on her bed while I was across the room on mine. I turned over to look at her and saw that she was already gawking at me.

“What?” I asked. Her gaze strayed over to look out the window, where the moon was brightening up the room, even with the dark sky trying so hard to keep the light away.

“Knowing that I have power…even if it’s just the power I have over myself. That’s powerful,” she said, bewildered.

I thought about her words, allowing a smile to come to my face. She’s right, controlling our bodies, emotions, and actions is very powerful.

“You know what makes me happy?” I questioned. Her eyebrows rose as if she were asking me ‘what?’ without saying the actual words. “When you shut