chainedwrites
Life is strange in its own cruel ways.
One day, you're standing at the peak, feeling the sun warm your face, and the next, everything slips away as if it never belonged to you.
Cassandra Jade Vergara knows this game all too well. Every time something good touches her life, it seems to vanish like sand slipping through her fingers. Happiness is always fleeting and is soon replaced by pain that it makes the calm moments feel like illusions. That's why she never allows herself to fully breathe when life is gentle; she always waits for the storm to arrive.
Yet, as she learns to accept this harsh rhythm, she dares to give her heart away. He fills the empty spaces she thought were permanent, shields her from the rain with gentle hands, and sings the song she never thought anyone would bring to life. For a fleeting moment, it feels as if the sand has finally learned to rest in her hands, as if happiness might actually stay.
But just when she begins to believe the game was finally over, the sand slips once again. No matter how tightly she holds on, the waves push her to let go. And as she struggles, drowning in her own storm, the only thing she sees is his shadow melting in the rain - leaving her to sink alone in the rain she had once hoped would be shared.