Soren
The door rattles in its hinges, the windows and glass vibrating from inside its wooden case. A sigh leaves my lips and I close my eyes. I slowly inhale, filling my lungs with as much oxygen as possible.
I open my eyes and the door stares back at me. It is mocking, patronizing, and teases me that the one person in my life who fate has chosen for me to be with has shut me out once again.
I know that I haven’t given Celia much to work with when it comes to trusting me. I know that she holds plenty of grudges against me. I do not blame her, though, seeing how every choice I have made is my own and nobody else’s to make.
My fist raises up to the door. I knock softly. Three times to show her that I am still here.
I lean in and move my hands back to my sides, my fists balling. The ange
