CHAPTER 19

Chapter 19

Sonia's POV

I stood there, my heart pounding in my chest, while my brain replayed every word I had told Michael, and for a moment I wished I could take them back. But on a second thought, I had told him nothing but the truth, so why should I be blamed for however he decided to take it?I was done blaming myself for everything.

It seemed as if I had sat on my bed with my knees drawn up and cradled in my arms for forever. my tears had dried, and outside, the sun was completing its descent.

I didn't know how I felt anymore, so I had stopped thinking. my thoughts had only been tortured and confused. Not thinking was a relief. Instead, my back against the wall, facing my bolted door, I sat like a dull in an exhaustion as emotional as it was physical. I turned my head slightly to watch the sunset through the open window. I found that I couldn't see it. Of course. The light outside was dimming rapidly, but the monstrous walls of this dead valley monopolised my view. Soon it would