MONDAY

Jhan had brought me back to our original town, to our home. I had stayed shackled in that room for three weeks and during that time, the higher court had deemed it safe for us to return to our town. Tia hugged me once I walked through the door.

"What happened?" She asked, holding my face in her hands.

I remembered how our last conversation had ended and I felt ashamed for how I had treated her. Pushing her aside roughly without even thinking about ...