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.

talk to Drystan, and to

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

grip on the steering wheel loosen. It's as if he had been waiting for me to ask him turn the car

swerved the car around, our destination changing back

blurred past, a mix of vibrant greens and muted browns that seemed to

my mind now, wasting his time and also his fuel. But he didn't say a word

familiar landmark felt like a jolt of nostalgia, pulling memories from the depths of my mind. The closer we got to the place I

voice pulled me from my

heart felt warm at his

will be," I replied, forcing a smile that didn't quite reach my eyes. "I just

but encouraging. "I'm here for you, Nova. Whatever you

appreciated his support, even if it felt a little overwhelming. I could sense the tension in the car, a silent understanding

it had transformed into a space filled with

of when I first confessed my feelings to Drystan surged to the forefront

way he had looked at me, the words left unsaid hanging in the air like a thick fog.

bring me peace, but instead, it had only intensified the

breathe," I whispered

a wave of

into the familiar

with you?" Michael asked, breaking my reverie. His willingness to support

slightly. "No, I need to do this alone. But can you wait for

replied, his tone reassuring. "Take