The sight of Zariek walking away stabbed Avyanna’s heart with pain beyond what she thought she could feel. It felt like an arrow had hit her and tears burned the back of her eyes instantly. But she did not let it drop, a little hope remained in Avyanna’s heart that the man she had come to know as a brother, a guardian, a guard, and a friend would not leave her. The little light called hope and belief kept her strong, and she watched him quietly and waited for Zariek to stop and turn back to her.
He never did.
He walked to the door, opened it, and walked away. The hope in her heart shattered and pain struck her three times more than before. A tear came running down her left eye and another came running down her right eye. They ran fast, they ran freely and they expressed the hurt she had
