“Are you still feeling sad, Victoria?”
Loleng’s voice was soft but carried the weight of a mother’s endless concern as she approached her daughter, her eyes never leaving Victoria’s hunched figure. The gentle breeze from the sea swept through the air, carrying with it the salty scent of the ocean and the distant whispers of the waves as they lapped against the shore. It was a peaceful scene, the kind that usually brought calm to Victoria's troubled heart, but today, she seemed untouched by the beauty around her. She sat motionless, her body still, save for the occasional rise and fall of her chest as she breathed. Her eyes were locked on the horizon, but Loleng could see that her daughter's thoughts were far away, lost in the chaos of her heartache. The distant, faraway look in her eyes s
