˙ VALKYRIE

“Gosh,” My nose twitched as I fought to hold back tears. I walked to the floor where I was seated. The food on my lap suddenly looked blank, and the urge to eat earlier vanished.

I let out a loud sigh as I lifted my hands to both sides of my cheeks in hopelessness.

“How long are we going to stay here?” It wasn't a question but Azira answered.

“Why do you really want to know how long you're going to stay here for?”

“So I can know how long to bear this…this ...