When Love Breaks by Jack

Gregory wasn’t in the mood to engage in conversation.

Dailey knew his friend was upset.

Even if Jane had approached him just to deliver a message, the closeness of their interaction was undeniable.

“You need to brace yourself for Ramona Jane’s passing. She won’t take it well.”

Gregory stared into the seemingly endless darkness ahead, his deep eyes almost swallowed by the night, deep and melancholy.

He had thought, under those circumstances, that maybe the child wouldn’t survive. That would have made it easier to speak up.

But after seeing the video, knowing the child was still there, because she wouldn’t have communicated in such a manner otherwise, Gregory couldn’t help feeling a bit helpless.

…

I still ate the food Mark had brought me.

I could handle the hunger, but the baby couldn’t.

I had no choice but to trust that Mark hadn’t poisoned the meal.

“The water’s safe too.”

Seeing me choke and struggle to swallow, Mark poured me a glass of warm water.

to harm the kid, I wouldn’t need to go through all this trouble. We have a doctor on board; you

trusted him completely, I’d be a

are you taking

asked after I

cleaned up the dishes

seeing him leave the room, I couldn’t help but

again,

wondered if Gregory could understand my

thought of him getting jealous over the video, but my reflection in the window looked

…

he

Norman family’s territory. We can’t

hands in his pockets,

flying a flag, the

on the

Gregory waved it off.

got the hint and hung

persistent,

let you through right now. You’d catch up to her in no

aware,

in that woman. If you delay any further, who knows

was midnight. If they couldn’t find her by dawn, anything could happen

for now, rescue her, and then figure

“It’s easy