We failed

Adea

I felt sick to my stomach. The image of her burn mark seared into my brain. 

“I think I’m going to be sick,” I whispered to Korra.

She shook her head. Silent.

Ethan looked shocked. I could see him fighting his emotions.

“And what did you do then?” He asked.

“I was handcuffed the entire time to the table so… I couldn’t do anything,” Olivia said. She talked as if she was talking about someone else. As if the events of the past week didn’t happen to her.

“The entire time he … burned you?”

Olivia shook her head. “No, the entire time he had me.”

I understood the black hole in her eyes. I swiped at the tears that rolled down my face. I had no right to cry. This whole thing… the reason the light was gone in her eyes… all of it… was my fault. Olivia was kidnapped because of Shane. I was to blame for everything she went through.