Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 286: Turn Around Nova's

POV

"Turn it around," I suddenly spoke, breaking the suffocating silence inside the car.

Every second that passed felt heavier, pressing down on my chest like a weight I couldn't shake, and in the end, I wasn't able to bear it.

Each mile we drove, the pack faded into the distance, but instead of the relief I thought I'd feel, something else took its place. An ache, deep and relentless, that refused to go away.

This only proved Drystan's words right. Running away will never help me acieve what I want - I would never be free.

I will always be stuck with my emotions and my feelings if I just kept on ignoring them instead of facing them.

This isn't just about Drystan. It wasn't about holding onto some desperate hope that things could be different. No, I had already let that go - at least, that's what I told myself.

So why did it still feel like a part of me was being left behind? I need to figure that out first.

"W-What?" Michael glanced at me in surprise, not sure if he heard me right.

"Turn the car... We are going back," I muttered with my arms crossed, my eyes staring outside the window.

The farther we drove, the tighter my chest became, like something inside me was screaming to be heard.

I realized then that the only way to truly be free-free from the past, free from the weight that had been dragging me down for so long-was to face it head-on.

been festering for years, to talk to Drystan, and to finally

what had been holding me back, and the only way to do that was to go back and face

focused on the road ahead, but I saw his grip on the steering wheel loosen. It's as if he had been waiting for me to ask him turn the

around,

the landscape blurred past, a mix of vibrant greens and muted

scold me for changing my mind now, wasting his time

of my mind. The closer we got to the place I thought I'd left behind, the more I felt a rush

His voice pulled me from my thoughts, grounding me in

heart felt warm at

smile that didn't

"I'm

support, even if it felt a little overwhelming. I could sense the

it had transformed into

our destination, the memories of when I first confessed my feelings to Drystan surged to

unsaid hanging in the air like

would bring me peace, but instead,

I

my racing heart. The thought of seeing Drystan again sent a wave of anxiety crashing over me,

pulled into the familiar

Michael asked, breaking my reverie. His willingness to

a deep breath, shaking my head slightly. "No, I need to do this alone.

replied, his