I hugged my knees to my chest and stared into the darkness. The curtains were drawn and even though they weren’t, it was dark outside and the moon had chosen to hide itself behind the clouds on this particular night.
I was all alone in the room, shrouded in darkness and silence which was why my tears could fall freely. My face was wet with tears, I cried silently for hours in that darkness… it felt like I was a river that had been restricted for so long but now finally been set free.
“Vera?” I heard Marcus’ voice from the doorway, I did not bother to raise my head up because I did not care about anything at that point.
“Vera?” he called out again. I heard his footsteps, trying to navigate his way in the darkness…a grunt. He seemed to have hit his leg on something. I raised my head and
