Caroline turned towards the door slightly and heard the receding footsteps of Erica. She stood in the same pose, not wanting to turn back.
"Why are you here, Morpheous?"
"I can't bear to see us fighting like this, Caroline. No more lies… I promise."
Clutching onto the sides of her dress, she pursed a quick breath and looked at him. "This is not going to work out this way, Morpheous. It's not going to. Not for me, because I am the one who is losing everything out here. Can you not see that?"
"Caroline!"
"Don't Caroline me. Not with that voice of yours!" She said and stormed away from his side, afraid to fall into the deep abyss that his voice was.
"You are planning to depart for the greater good of all, good for you and your brother." She muttered as she tried to put on the earrings, but the notch slipped from her hands and fell on the ground.
