ands in hers, her grip tightening. "After tonight, you're on your own. You have to live with your...

die, but... Emiko," she whispered, her voice breaking like a cracking glass. "But... Emiko... I have no choi

y. "I understand, Serena. I do. But... this path you've

she murmured, her voice trembling. "He was the best brother an

ister," she said, her voice thick with emotion. "I can manage your brother, but once you leave here, k

her shoulder, whispe

AM, and she realized there were only tw

e only two minu

et smile touching her lips. She walked to the

e cooking for some days. We will meet one day no matte

p and down, her smile a fleeting glimpse of

barely holding together as she watched her fr

M; the ship buzzed with activity as the

n the rushed hallway, and her conce

formed on her lips, her fingers clasped tig

up and down, a skeptical arch to her b

. She didn't want to bother anyone." Emiko leaned closer to her face, lower

. she's so thoughtful. It makes me more eager... how she looks in a bri

. "I think I'm good at acting now! I want to go audition!" But the second thought crashed down like a bucket of ic

n's voice cut thr

lem; even I can't da

into anger, his voice raw with disbelief. "She'

ad punched the door hard in rage. His knuckles were s

against her rib. "What are you doing, Dami? You're hurting yourself! Ple

eyes blazing in fury. He gripped her neck towards the wall, lifting her upwards. H

? You're the one who

looking at her face, his neck ve

.. Ple

lready? Right? You seem s

er hand balanced on the wall. "You tw

e barely a whisper. The pressure was intense, her t

Her vision blurred, his anger merging

her shrewd voice: "What

his hand away from Emiko's throat, his eyes widening in horror as he looked at the ma

eavily, struggling t

the silence. "For your sister's sake, you're going to kill yo