The Past

Just as Ava closed her eyes, as if it could shield her from everything, she felt something thrown onto her lap. She opened her eyes and looked at the file in confusion before looking up at Erasmi in confusion.

"I won't read this. My entire reason for doing everything was to make sure that you were alright. These last few weeks, you'd been a mess. This file... I am leaving it here now, Ava. Don't let it hang over your head like a dark cloud, Ava. It doesn't define who you are now." He reached out, brushing a tear from her cheek with his thumb. "I don't need to know what's in that file to decide. I've already decided. I'm not going anywhere."

Ava stared at him, stunned by his words. "But... how can you just ignore it? What if it changes everything?"

Ava stared at him, stunned by his words. "But... how can you just ignore it? What if it changes everything?"