Ava's POV

I think I must have been crying for a long time.

How else could I be completely unable to make a sound when I wanted to speak?

I was trying to hold it in. When I suddenly realized that I was staying in my room and that the one who had just gone out was my own sister.

At that time, I was just thinking that I was finally safe now and didn't have to worry about whether or not I would be caught and torn apart by someone again, or if someone knew who I was and pounced on me to tear off my skirt.

I looked...