Undeniable Truths

Vivienne’s POV

“Ask the question you really want to ask,” Martha said quietly.

The silence that followed seemed to stretch across the room for what felt like eons. I sat there, my hands loosely clasped in front of me, unsure of what to say. It wasn’t that I didn’t have questions. It was that I didn’t know which ones were safe to ask.

I looked at her, at the calm way she waited, her expression pati