#Chapter 104 - Is This Goodbye?

Stella Looking up at Adrian, I feel nothing. Sure, there is a semblance of pity from behind my gaze, but it is more of condensation rather than any genuine affliction of wanting him to get better. There is a look of disappointment on his face, one that is mixed in with denial and anger. Can I blame him, though? He has been so blind and oblivious to the fact that there are people with much different lives than him, including my own. “What is it, Adrian?” I ask with a frustrated yet mocking groan. I shift my weight to my back foot. “Have you finally given up on the idea that I am this pure soul that you have some weird obligation to protect?” What I asked is true. Ever since Clara woke up, Adrian has assumed a weird position of a guardian angel, someone who wishes to look out for me in my times need. I used to welcome it with open arms, the hidden part of my ego wanting to be taken care of, especially by the man who I have loved for so long, but now it feels gross and unwelcome.