I walked through the foliage and undergrowth behind our house and took the path that led toward the mountains. I love the quiet here, and I was a regular visitor because nobody else ever came here except me.
I had to stop walking as the physical pain of someone’s emotions overwhelmed me. I breathed in deeply through my nose and I heard muffled cries. I’d felt her emotions before I’d heard or seen her.
I walked further into the woods, and then I caught her scent. She was sitting on a rocky outcrop with her head buried in her hands. Her aura was also rapidly changing with her emotions, and it made me feel lightheaded.
“Hey,” I said and sat down next to her.
“Oh, Kiran.” Her face was streaked with tears, and then she pressed herself against me, her body shaking with sadness.
“What happen
