Shadows of a Shattered Past

He lowered his gaze, eyes fixed on the floor, as if the words themselves had anchored him there.

“That incident shattered her. She was in a coma for a month, and when she woke… her mind had snapped. She was haunted by that night—screaming, hurting herself, even attempting to take her own life. Eventually, they placed her in a mental institution.”

Then he looked up at Lyra, her face pale,