Hard To Breathe

Athena’s P.O.V.

While Ricardo was driving, my father and I were in the backseat. We were not even talking, and it was a one-of-a-kind conversation that I truly enjoyed having with him. I opened the windows on my right side and savored the sunny breeze against my skin. It was the first wind I felt after getting my real identity again.

I closed my eyes while feeling everything. I breathed in and out warmly. This life was what I had always wanted right from the very beginning. It was the main reason why I even made a deal with my devil father to steal the valedictorian title away from Cristoff. But now? Why did everything feel so miserable? Why living again as Athena only added to my inner chaos?