Amber's POV

　　I dragged my feet to my room, my heart beating wildly within my rib cage and it felt like it was about to explode inside of me. I wanted to run, but I kept chanting in my head repeatedly…

　　I needed to do this. It was my responsibility. Pain was just an illusion.

　　I kept repeating in my head like a broken record, but my Thalia scoffed at me. 'Might be an illusion, but the pain is real!'

　　She was right, the pain was, in fact, ...