(Ariel's POV condt)

The street wasn't so well lit, and the cold night breeze caressed her skin. Ariel looked around, lost for any direction. The town, usually so vibrant, was cold and unwelcoming. She had no one to turn to, and that was hard to swallow, she was all alone.

Taking another deep breath, Ariel decided she needed to head out to a park nearby. She knew she needed a place to think without stares and judgmental looks. As she walked, she became more aware of the placing of every step and how it landed on the ground instead of what was going on inside her head, but images of...