Masking the Heartbreak

Inside a restroom stall at the city hospital, Cora pressed a hand hard against her chest as tears spilled down her cheeks. Her fingers twisted the fabric of her blouse until it was completely wrinkled, soaked through by the steady stream of tears.

She was drowning in sheer despair, the weight of the ache almost too much to take. Regret over walking away from Dante tore at her; she should have sta