She's speechless. She doesn't really have a thing to say. Yet everybody's staring at her with big rounded eyes and it's like forcing her to speak anything at that moment. A word or two would be fine. She seems hopeless. The only thing she could think of is "I'm sorry" and run away from everyone. Everyone looks surprised and the sounds of people whispering keeps budging in the hall. Probably talks about lots of speculations they have made themselves. It sounds louder. Noisy.
She runs through the stairs and locks herself in her room. It was a very shameful scene ever happen in her life. What a pity. She cries so hard by herself. Cover them with her pillow so it doesn't sound a thing. She even screams out loud. Everything happen just like a flash. She can't even believe it.
Suddenly a voice whispered. Soft. Barely heard. "That was nothing dear. There's lot more to come. You have to be prepared or else you'll be sorry. You have to stay strong...". She stops crying and lift her head up. She closes her eyes and started to concentrate on the voice. "It's fine to cry now. Take your time to cry your eyes out. But after that, you have to be strong back. Just the way you are and you'll be fine...". She keeps her eyes closed. Until she didn't hear a thing. For a long time. The voice disappeared.
Believe it or not, the voice that came from nowhere seemed to make her calm. She swipes her tears away. She gets up and takes a deep breath. Twice. "But after that, you have to be strong back. Just the way you are and you'll be fine" she repeats. Like a spell. She seems sober just by repeating them. Now she's ready to face anything.
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