I may have been stunned for a brief moment... but I recovered quickly, my eyes widening involuntarily at Celine's confirmation.
"Wait... was it really you in the rumors?"
Celine finally let go of the wrist she was rubbing. Sighing again, she stood up, this time with her hood completely undone.
Her brown hair was longer than before, past her shoulder blades, though it didn't reach her waist. Whereas she used to have a fit body, now... she seemed a little thinner. But what really surprised me was the strange glint in her eyes.
Before, when I used to talk to Aiden, he would occasionally mention Celine. And from what I heard from him... she was literally exhausted, broken. Aiden often said that Celine's eyes lacked the color they should normally have. He said she looked soulless, had lost her sparkle.
The sight before me now... was the exact opposite. If I ignored the slight differences in her appearance, she was just like the old 'Celine'.
