st thing in the world. Tears started flowing from my eyes. I couldn't believe that my friend, the only one who had shar

r cheek. Why not me? She didn't deserve to be with me in this situation. "F-find

tion, because he had just been staring at me, not even attempting to save her. It w

ad faced death this way, nor was it the first death he had witnessed. I looked at my friend one last time, and that man was right in everything he said. She was go

should have let those men shoot me i

d give them the best of me so they don't suffer the same fate as you and I. I'll forever be grateful fo

tears filling my eyes. I felt sad, powerl

ll didn't know, but who seemed to be concerned about that small detail and abou

nything at the moment. "Who are you? Tell me your name and stop looking at me like that," I asked curiously. I had never seen him before. Not t

ze that left me absorbed, not only in the countless thoughts racing th

," he added. I nodded in surprise. The man seemed to anticipate my questions long befor

sh the sentence I wanted, feeling embarrassed. Ha

't worry, your letters never reached him because I assume you were the one sending them," he said, causing my body to relax a bit. But

friend, and I'll call my doctor to have a look at you. We wouldn't wa

bit cornered by his piercing gaze. "I came looking for someone who isn't here, and I have no idea where they might be," I added, fe

afety and mine," he explained in the same calm manner as before. "I don't want you to see me as your enemy, and I'd actually prefer not to be. However, I must admit that I ca

didn't have many options. I didn't want to run into more thugs, and I certainly didn't want

'll also call the doctor to check you over once he arrives," he explained. We entered the mansion, and I noticed that the layout was still the

le blue color of the walls; compared to my old room, it felt like a sanctuary. I would have liked to share it wit

a real bed and not just a cot." Then, I received a gentle tap on my back. "Ann, I wish you were here with me.

ealize how my life had been in recent times? I didn't know he was there, and my whole body

tell you another time," I said, feeling emotional wounds reopening that I would prefer to keep closed. "Can I know what happened to my friend?" I added. I didn't know why I had shared t

right now. For now, I think I'll let you rest, it's better that we leave it at that". He said with a smile. His sm