so close yet so far → tpn

He did not have the liberty to choose. He had kept his mouth shut for years doing dirty acts under dirty beings for their pleasure. He's been stuck in a prison called a house and a room called a cell, he kept himself hidden but at the same time, he wanted to scream and help their poor souls. Years in years, he watched his dear ones disappeared in just a flash and after that, nothing, he felt nothing.

Suddenly, it was her that was chosen. A still child, destined to be caught in the devil's hand, unaware of his lurking within them. Would he be on his knees? Or would he let himself shut down for a while?