Chapter 44

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“She confessed to me before you married Hugo. She said she is Soleil. At first, I didn’t want to believe it because how could that happen? Soleil is dead. I want to laugh. But when she showed the burnt skin she had on her face, I knew she was Soleil. Their plane exploded, so the wound was the proof. But instead of rejoicing, it was as if anger had taken over my heart.” Mommy Helena looked away as she recounted what they had talked about the day I saw them talking to Soleil in the lobby before.

The cold breeze hit my skin as I fix my hair. I hugged myself because of the extreme cold. I could also smell the seawater. I looked away from the dark as I listened to mommy Helena’s story. I feel sorry for Soleil because she didn’t like what happened. She was a victim and a project of the world’s failure. I wanted to hug, accompany her in her downfall, but I was tired of experiencing that. I want to feel the joy of the world and not just bitterness and pain. Is that possi