Devils May Love

Chapter Twenty Three

In the twilight of a gloomy evening, a weary soul embarked on a somber journey through the meandering paths of an empty mansion. Silent tears streamed down her pallid face, glistening like stars reflecting the sorrowful misery within her heart. Each step she took seemed to echo her quiet anguish, resonating with the world's indifference. As she walked, her tearful visage appeared ethereal, a delicate dance between sorrow and beauty. Fragments of memories nestled within those tears; memories of a sorrowful vision, of dreams shattered. And yet, there was a strange grace in the way the tears fell, an achingly poignant reminder that pain often intermingles with life's grand tapestry.

With each step, the bereaved soul sought solace in the surrounding darkness, as if the shadows could absorb her sorrow. She reveled in their embrace, for even in darkness, there exists a certain kind of solace, a visceral quietude that shields one from the judgmental eyes of the world. The lampposts flickered as she stands, casting eerie halos of light that danced on the damp pavement. In that momentary glow, she glimpsed spectral phantoms of happiness that once illuminated her existence. Dreams that had slipped through her fingers, and the innocence extinguished by the cruel hands of time. Her tears became her loyal companions, faithful confidantes in this solemn voyage.

-She felt lonely, shattered and adrift, looking at the path where her devil have passed. Ached in heart, numb in mind, wishing that she could reverse the time and fix her flaw. Her sister and cousin stood next to her, looking at her with sorrowful eyes, holding her hands, wiping her tears, whispering "please don't weep". She looked at them with her puffy eyes "how can I? when she almost died, how can I? when she has been taken away, how can I? when he knocked her down, I-I sat hopelessly, I-I've should've stopped him, I should've known" she said sorrowfully.

-They came closer and hugged her with tears, knowing how devastated she was, yet unable to calm her down, she buried herself in her sister's chest, listening to hear heart beats reminding her of her flaw. She held her dress and close her eyes, drifted away with her thoughts and feelings. Layla came after a long walk, stood next to them with a sad smile. "Eva, are you alright? does your leg hurts?" she asked worryingly. She pulled slightly and glanced at her, pointing at her chest with guilt in her eyes "here! do you see where I am pointing at Layla! it hurts me here! if you have anything to cease my pain, please give it to me" she said quiveringly.

-She sighed loudly, reached out her hand and pulled her, she cupped her cheeks, wiped her tears and tucked her hair behind her ears. "Eva! calm down! please I am begging you! I have a severe headache I can't control myself, and I need you to calm yourself down for me, it has been a long day, let us go home ok?." she said calmly. Eva didn't say anything apart from nodding, they stood still waiting for their car to arrive, her eyes were completely empty, she will faint from exhaustion at any moment, her cousin sensed that so she held her arms, letting her body relax for a bit.

Layla was looking at the direction where Devers was walking towards it, her heart ached in pain, she felt melancholic when she saw her eyes earlier, she knew that they made a mistake for letting them leave just like that. She wished that she could've explained to her earlier, that if such incidents were meant to happen, they will not react, she should've told her about her sister's vision so they can be prepared. Unfortunately, Eva's visions are more likely to happen, sometimes the future changes depending on the situations at hand. She looked at Eva again, and remembered how that boy kicked Galvina, she grinded her teeth hardly, wishing that he is the one who should be kicked.

-A while later their car has arrived, Karael assisted Eva as she barely can walk, before she enters someone called her from behind. They turned to look at the person as they rolled their eyes when they saw him, Eva on the other hand, was completely discombobulated, she lost the sense of everything around her, the only thing that keeps her standing is her cousin. "Eva? are you ok? sorry I left you urgently, but you know we have to clean out the mess" he said calmly. She didn't looked at him, nor replied, which caused him to wonder about this cold attitude. "umm, are you hurt or something? you don't look so well" he asked wonderingly.