“Are you sure, Sarah …?”

Sarah looked away from the taxi window where she’d lost herself, numbingly staring outside as they rushed towards the International Airport, and turned to face her sister’s worried expression.

“Absolutely. It’s past time we go back to the real world and start rebuilding our lives.”

Selena hugged her arm against her chest, leaning on her shoulder, and took a deep breath.

“Then please, don’t cry anymore, okay?” she asked in a small timid voice and Sarah immediately took a hand to her face, wiping away the tears that, without she even realizing, had escaped her control.