Kajsa

Sunken horizons, it was so much worse to be heard and ignored than to never be heard at all.

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A spectacular, fiery battlefield was all she could make of the sky.

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And then suddenly a hundred memories–no, a thousand, maybe more–drowned Nova’s mind like a relentless sea determined to sink a ship. Over and over and over the water crushed her, each one another blow to her system, choking her, taking away her air. And oh, her head… it was as if she was trapped beneath the surf, each monstrous wave slamming her back onto cold, hard rocks. She would have cried out if she could.

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It was suffocating without him there, and she couldn’t bear it any longer. But he had responsibilities, and she had no choice.