“I did warn you not to trust me,” someone had shifted their weight from behind, somewhere in the dark. “There is a price for everything in this world, Yrene. It is unfortunate that you had to find out this way,” Its breath ran down my neck in blistering swirls, its hands brushing up my back to rest on my shoulders as I rocked back and forth, the weight of his body growing heavier and colder the longer I held him in my arms. I have to protect him— 

“There will come a time,” It had leaned down this time to speak into my ear so I could hear them over the rain. “When you will be begging for answers about what happened tonight,” Faster I rocked, tears mixing in with endless droplets of rain. “About how you killed him, about how it was your fault!” 

I screamed. 

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sent away to a camp for 'disturbed teenagers' yrene will have to learn how to pick up the shattered pieces of her memory and with every little piece being placed together

she will remember his name and his smile

and will wish that she never began her journey in the first place.