Chapter 114

Warm Comfort

Kia

When one is lost, what exactly does that mean? There are a number of interpretations available for the word “lost.” One is the only one I can attest to personally witnessing. It is a whirlwind of feelings that conspire to toss me out of a logical and reasonable world and into an uncharted sphere of life. One is considered to be lost when they do not have a location, when one does not have a reason for living, and when one does not feel safe.

But when he arrived in my dismal life, everything changed. When Ares entered there, everything changed. He drew me out of the shadows that were protecting me so that I would not be able to escape the melancholy that I had been living with for the entirety of my life. I don’t have anyone else, yet as soon as he arrived, I had the impression that he was the only thing I required in this entire world.

“Hon, are you okay? You continued to look at me for what seemed like an extended period of time. Is there so