Elgin:
“I can’t believe you did that,” I grunted once we were in the car.
“What did I do wrong? I just couldn’t hold my emotions when I saw her,” she hissed stubbornly.
The kids were sitting in the back seat. I noticed my daughters had already fallen asleep. I still had something on my mind, or maybe someone. Elara. My other daughter. The one who never got to feel my love. And today, when I finally had a moment to hold her for once, it was taken away from me.
“I noticed how you were ready to defend her.” Silver’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts when she started speaking again.
“Because she’s our guest, Silver! Don’t you f*****g know how important it is for us to find a cure to this illness?” I hissed, watching her roll her eyes and lean back in her seat.
“Right. She used to be al
