g her in a universe where she no longer had her place. She hadn't made a clear decision about her destination, she had just let herself be carried away by the urgency to escape. There was no

he didn't even know where she was going. Or where she could go. The only feeling she felt at that moment was that of abandonment. The family home

her could do. She also looked for her bank cards, her means of payment. But barely had time to take them out when a thought struck her, an icy pre

ng over him. She had imagined that the situation would be difficult, that she would perhaps have to manage differently, but not that. Not

ping it was a mistake, but every time she called, the same cold, distant response. No way to regain access to your funds. She understood now. Her father had taken

drowned in a sea of uncertainties. The tears she had been holding back for so long began to flow without her being able to stop them. She slid against a wall, her

r head to see a familiar figure. Clara. An old friend from college, whom she hadn't seen in years. Clara

have nothing left. No more family, no more money. My father disowned me, and Leonard left me alone

n front of her and placed a reassuring hand on her arm. "You know you can count on me, right? I don't kno

at her, and a thin smile of gratitude appeared on her face. " THANKS. But I... I d

a. Come with me. I'll take you. We'll find a place where you can s

ustion weighed too heavily on her for her to refuse. Clara supp

that she shared with a roommate, a young man that Clara had known recently, and who had no objection to Auréla finding temporary refu

ffering him a glass of water. "I'll take care of everything. You

tle and bustle of her current life, was exactly what she needed. She had become accustomed to the perfection of the world she had known, a world wh

ul. The situation hadn't changed, and she knew the problems were far from resolved. But at least for now s

hat she had to be strong. She couldn't count on her parents, on Leonard, on anyone else. But she had Cl

don't even know what I wou

thank me. I'm here for you, Aurélia. Y

hin her. Perhaps it was the start of a new chapter, but