Chapter 21 Emotional Turmoil

• ALESSIA
• I bit my lower lip, my palms clenched. I didn't know what kind of fate had befallen my life. Since my parents died, it seemed like we were constantly struck by calamity. It wasn't just a strong earthquake that hit me and my sister; there was also a storm, and now it seemed like there was flooding too. What would come next?
• "Ford, let's go," I said to Ford as I returned to the car. I couldn't bring myself to look directly at the driver; my gaze remained fixed on the road.