Rowan tilted his head, curious about the next words she had to say.
"She was always so... quiet and scared and timid. Her whole life had been locked in the darkness of the attic. She had no way of learning how to interact with others and the worst..." Elana's voice broke, "She thought how her family treated her was okay. She had been told since little that she was an abomination and she grew up believing it herself."
A stray tear fell on her cheek. Her lips trembled slightly as she continued, "I tried... I tried making her life better even if it is just a little bit. I tried. You have to tell her... how sorry I am that...," it was beginning to be hard for her to speak. Suddenly the room was silent, even the roaches did not dare to disturb this sad moment. "That I couldn't save her from
