At least I know you care about my feelings too

Everyone knows that Sam isn't just a jerk.

He's also a liar.

And a rule-breaker.

The most obvious thing about him is that he always knows the right moment to say something that catches you off guard, especially when you're angry, down, sad, or heartbroken. It's like he punches through your defenses when you're at your weakest.

Of course, that's exactly what's happening right now.

In the cold wind, everything around seemed to roar.

Every time Sophie was alone in her room during winter, hearing the howling wind, it felt like the wailing of another world.

It was often at those times that Sophie felt a profound loneliness.

It was as if she didn't belong to this world, or rather, she was already living in a post-apocalyptic world, just waiting for the moment of her demise.