Chapter 29

• The first rays of sunlight woke up an expended Brianna. It might not be accurate to say it was a restless night, because she collapsed from exhaustion and therefore had no dreams or mid-sleep awakenings. But the fact was that she felt even more tired than when she first closed her eyes.
• In her daze, she took a few minutes to grasp the events of the previous night. As soon as she did, she ran towards the ashes one more time hoping to find any change that could soothe her aching heart. The only difference, though, was the pattern of the ashes that scattered even more during the night.
• There was nothing there. Brianna was never one to numb her feelings, she was a firm believer in owning both her happiness and sadness by living through it. But at that moment, she wished she could be dishonest with herself and just stop the pain. There was no parley with her heart, it was determined to be crushed by the inevitability of reality.