Chapter 34: Black Plan
Riley took deep slow breaths, eyes shut tightly her hands against the sink as the pump spilled water, She took slow hard breaths, and then she opened her ghoul eyes staring at her reflection. Her eyes changed to her normal green ones, she rinsed her face, taking a deep breath walking out.
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Little bits of snow fell on all parts of New York City, everywhere cold and the wind cool.
Liam stood close to the window watching the snow, a smile on his lips, in his vision he saw him and Jenna throwing snowballs at each other while laughing, it was an old memory nothing to do besides playing around in the snow, it was a good memory.
"Come on Liam, I will show who’s boss" Jenna said as her laughter rang, throwing the snowballs at Liam.
’Jenna’. Liam thought as his eyes grew wistful of memories with Jenna if only, he yearns as tears threaten to fall from his eyes.
Riley walks in about saying his name but it hangs seeing his sad features and his weak stance.
"Liam," she said standing beside him.
"We have come a long way," Liam said, his eyes still at the window.
"Loved ones are gone, we are New York’s most wanted" he scoffs but the amusement didn’t reach his eyes. He faces her.
That moment seeing his eyes, Riley saw how much weight he was carrying, Every ghoul in the black lotus depended on him, Their dreams and hope lies on him. Then Riley knew, this wasn’t easy for Liam, he was carrying all that weight by himself.