Ashes of love:betrayed by love, disowned by family

a's

by the low hum of the engine and the occasiona

kicked in. I kept my hands folded in my lap, unsure if I should sp

e road ahead like he was chasing something that could not be caught. He looked young...m

ummoned the courage to speak, b

are we

k at me. "Som

ot creepy

lips. "Would you prefer I drop yo

a moment befo

No

tle longer." letting

t tall glass towers and neon signs melting into streaks of light in the rain

e only solid thing i

eath what looked like a residential high-rise in a quieter part

not expecting an answer bec

he answered

ow," he

arm, and welcoming environment. It screamed mone

n soft golden light and clean lines. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked t

sit on a velvet couc

he said. "Y

the beautiful place, still holding onto my suitcase li

that probably cost more than I thought. I accepted them

he moment the towel hit my face, the te

myself in

he. I dried off and walked back out, w

of something amber in hand. He t

name," I asked, b

asked." His face as serious

faintly.

I asked furr

ow," h

"You're a little d

terest, sipping his dr

nding at the same position "Well, Ronan... Tha

like someone who needed saving." He turned

ng." I retorted, u

o. But you need time.

for sure s

ed a second glass, and handed

ws. "I could be a thief, or crazy." "I l

drink...sweet burn

your stor

t's long. Complicated." face unrea

er. I think you owe m

nclear. "What if I told you I know what it

That I've been used, lied to, and ruined. That I've had to fake my own disappearance j

ay... that's one he

erse has a dark sense of humor." We stood in silence as tension bui

owed in conf

see somethi

's va

. "You don't know what you'r

fear, but the strange electr

se," I blurted out, n

ty. Think of it a

what?" I wondered wha

on't have a 'comeback.' I lost everything." I wanted to speak but

ry, his gaze fixed on me, and also ser

at me like he could see past

before walking away. "We

isappeared into his ow

ce one more time, then