Chapter .55.

There are those that say love should not cause pain and I've honestly never understood this. When you truly love someone- be it a child, a parent, or a romantic partner - how can you keep that emotion held at bay? Do you not hurt when they hurt? Does your heart not contain a chamber fashioned on their breaths? Does your soul not long for them when they're out of your reach? To love another with your entire being is to love their light right alongside their dark... and sometimes there is pain found in dark. - Alfa (Alfa_poetry) *** Grandma lights different herbs, letting the scents relax me. "Breath deeply Soraya." I do as she says, inhaling to let the smoke have its effect in calming me. "Take this." I don't question what it is. I just swallow the bitter pills, trying to continue b