at the beginning. The common room was alive with people and artificial smoke when Selena decided she needed to go outside for some f

she felt relieved. She leaned on the railing and let the breeze dry the sweat on her neck. She brushed her hair aside and clo

t take a

n. Luciano with his mischievous smile, Elías with his characteristic calm, and betw

ere alone?" Luciano asked her, getting clos

running away from anything or anyone," S

nt of her. He barely glanced at her without saying anything, and she

his gaze. Feeling uneasy and safe at the sam

Adrián repeated. "I think

lifted

're here. I g

t laugh. Elias looked

a little close

e word wasn't for h

a fro

mean by tha

Elias tried to step between t

and for a moment, Sele

us. But it's a mistake. It can't

? I'm not

human. You can't be my M

e universe,"

lenched

take his eye

e around me, it's anoth

seized

ich world I belong t

but this time

the times she had be

Adrián breathed through his nose a

ng out with u

d me from using

ice. I recomme

orry, I won't

without even looking at him. Without asking permission or ap

chuckled

rt," he commented

you," Adrian t

," he retorted, l

ooking for the exit. Daniela cau

Where are you go

ng home. I don't

I'll wa

xt you when I get

moment, but didn't w

e was watching her and quickly closed her bedroom door, locking it. She le

she didn't fe

stood in front of the mirror. She looked

ot a m

wl and the light felt closer, as if it were watching her. She walked barefoot on the cold, damp earth a

don't belong here," a vo

n't say that. E

it, the image shatte

triplets were stil

was walking, kicking glasses on the floor. Adrián leaned righ

l to her," Elí

not cruel,"

ing things tha

Selena, in her bed, opened her eyes, feeling a

feeling sick about the

over, because behind that rejection lay fear