Now, everything had changed, and Craig felt like he'd lost everything he once held dear.

Besides thinking "serves me right," Craig couldn't find the words to curse himself. Aurora watched him open the door and walk out, disappearing from view entirely.

Her eyes brimmed with tears she could no longer hold back, and soon they rolled down her cheeks like raindrops.

Once the first tear fell, the rest followed uncontrollably.

Aurora cried as she wiped her face, but no matter how much she tried, she couldn't dry the tears away completely.

She didn't want her parents or her brother to see her like this.

They already worried about her so much, and she felt guilty about it.

She sat with her head down, not knowing how much time had passed until there

was a knock on her bedroom door.

"Abigail? How are you holding up?"

It was her mother, Dorothy.

Aurora quickly wiped her face and took a few deep breaths before making her way to the door.

with a forced

"Mom, I'm okay."

she saw her daughter

and gently stroked Aurora's hair. "Abigail, don't keep it all bottled up inside. You've

when her daughter hadn't emerged from her room for so

a daughter

her daughter

I'm sorry... for making you and Dad worry all the

about? We're family!" Dorothy wiped a tear from

go wash up. Your brother and Felicity are here. Let's all chat for a while. It might take

Aurora nodded, "Yeah, okay."

turned to leave,

"Mom, thank you."

like these really

least she didn't have to

shower, changed her clothes, and stepped out of

waiting

saw Abigail come out,

need to say the next words; everyone knew what she was

smiled and took her

worry.

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