29. You're worthless, Aria.

29. You're worthless, Aria.

The sun was exhausted to the shade of deep orange in the sky when Aria woke up. She was informed by the nurse in the medical room what had transpired with her and how she slept about the whole afternoon tucked in one position on the bed. She was suggested to stay half an hour more since her steps faltered as she placed them on the cold hard floor.

But she needed to go home. The twilight sun was casting long shadows on the ground and there was stillness in the air. Her father may not be attentive toward her, but he never liked it when she came home late. That showed that he cared at least about her safety if not as his beloved daughter.

'I won't even get a bus now. The last left twenty minutes earlier and the next one will come after another twenty minutes.' Aria thought to herself as she stared at the empty street across from her.

There was no one and the school smelled empty. As much as she liked this stillness, she gripped the straps of her light b