Acceptance

Elina stared out the window. 

Damonq and the others had gathered together to figure out the best way to get rid of the splinter Darkness had left in her. 

Her heart was so heavy she thought it might just shatter into a million pieces. There was no going back from this. It was the last straw. The very last. 

She'd done everything she knew how to do to make things right with Damonq and the others, but no matter what she did, there was always more.

She touched her fingers to her face and was shocked to find blood red tears tracking down her cheeks. She stared for a moment at the blood smearing the pads of her fingers, not comprehending. Her tears were blood? 

"Elina." There was a knock on the door.

But Elina sat there feeling frozen inside. She didn't answer the door. She just couldn't bear to see Clarissa's face, looking at her with pity.