Perpetually Grounded

***Hazel***

***Later That Day***

“What are you going to do now?” Brooke’s voice was gentle, careful—like she was afraid the wrong inflection might shatter me completely.

It was late afternoon. The sunlight slanted through the tall windows in pale gold ribbons, dust motes drifting lazily in the air as if the world hadn’t come to a halt inside this room. Logan had left hours ago—where, I had no ide