The lie

It was strange how sad she felt over someone she wasn't even close to. Maybe she was just sad by nature.

Someone in her family passed away. It was a sad thing. Maybe she was sad because she never got a chance to be close to her dad.

They never had a chance to get over their differences and try to bond with the time they had left.

She doubted that would ever happen, but now there was zero chance of that happening.

Now, all that was left of her father was bad memories. She didn't have any hope for what the future could've been for them.

She didn't have any warm moments to reflect on. There was just darkness and coldness, and that made her feel even more alone right now, despite her being surrounded by family on all sides.

She hadn't talked to Elias since she abruptly left campus a few days ago. Well, she texted him that she had gone back home so that he wasn't worried sick about her, but she hadn't responded to any of his texts or calls.