She made me lose control more than once when I thought myself incapable of such blasphemy. Lia didn’t just challenge me, she also seeped under my skin and clashed into my bones. Now, I have to let her go for her own good. Because even though I need her in my life and crave the softness she brings to my ragged edges, I have apparently cut her too deep that I didn’t only reach the flesh, but I also severed tendons and veins. I told her I would be there for her until her scars healed, but I ended up adding a few of my own.

