Shock brought a quietness within the attic, a moment to feel their emotions changing gear and girder their soul for what was to come. It was that feeling of pause while her brain made a new connection, one that brought high emotion of sorrow in her being. It was finding herself unexpectedly on a platform, realising that this time the destination was not a choice.
Katerina's brain stuttered for a moment and her eyes took in more light than she expected, every part of her went on pause while her thoughts caught up. After a wash of cold she stepped from the shadows, feeling a new warmth radiating from her behind, turning around she looked up at the source, and saw Evander's tensed face as he kept repeating, "It'll be okay, it will."
There was a scream from deep within that was forcing its w
