#Chapter 81: Some Things Can be Fixed

My heart sank as I knelt down, my fingers carefully collecting the shattered fragments of glass. Tears welled in my eyes as I gazed at the remnants of what was once a symbol of something greater. Penny placed a comforting hand on my shoulder. "We'll find a way to fix it, Evie." The shattered pieces lay pathetically in my cupped hands, still giving off a twinkle in the moon’s delicate light. My tears accompanied them, round little gems surrounded by broken dreams. Linda’s deranged face flashed in my mind and I closed my hands around the pieces, not caring as their jagged edges punctured my skin and drew blood. I felt Penny hovering beside me, occasionally grunting and shifting from foot to foot. As I gathered the shards and stuck them into my jacket pocket, she finally spoke. “I’m sure a little super glue could fix that,” she said, patting my arm. “But I would worry more about Linda. Who knows if she’ll be trying to crawl her way back.” I wiped the tears away from my eyes and gr