Chapter 9

The soft wind pulls me back to the scenery before me, the small garden before me as I sit out on the patio of the house, the moonlight draped across the world as I take in a deep breath. Fiona showed me around briefly a few hours ago, telling me where different rooms were and if I needed anything where to find it. She said Leo had taken a car into the town, having business to attend to as I wanted to ask what kind of business, but decided I would be better off not knowing. Not because it is none of my business, but because I know to save my questions for when the time is right. Besides, this man called me a shell, something that struck me as harsh and bitter as I still hear those words repeated in my mind. But is Leo all I have left in this world? He says how he needs me back, making me wonder if it is just his selfish actions talking, or if no one else needs me back. My parents, I know I must at least have parents, wondering if they even know of my revival, of the darknes