Carina

Elias was still feeling sleepy, but it was best that they slept in shifts. He was standing and leaning against the tree trunk, observing the sky and how dawn was ...

For a guy who seemed anxious and shy, Nikolai sure liked to drone on about explaining things. Mel was getting a bit impatient and wanting to interrupt, but she swallowed ...

"You're a natural comedian then," he said, groaning and sitting back up. "Especially since you make me laugh all the time." It was hard not to smirk at that, but ...

Elias paused for a few moments, letting the peace and tranquility of the alcohol flow through his blood. It made him giddy at first, but now, he just felt numb. ...

Elias wanted to roll his eyes, but he found himself closing them instead. He should probably get his sleeping bag instead, but he didn't care. The ground and vastness of ...

Elias tried to chuckle, but he was too tired to do so and instead sighed. Sleep suddenly hit him hard while he was laying down. "I knew I was the ...

Elias huffed through his nose. "Yeah," he said flatly. "Two people who hate themselves out on a journey without really knowing what they're doing. I'm sure this story will end ...

Elias followed after Jerica, sitting across from her and glugging some water from the canteen. When finished, he laid down, staring up at the night sky. "Yeah," he agreed solemnly. ...

"Well, I don't know about that," he said, letting his smile fade into a forced half-smile as his hand slipped off her shoulder. He put his hands to his side ...

Elias wasn't sure if he should, but he didn't care. He reached out to pat her shoulder. "We're both a little messed up, and that's messed up. But life sucks, ...

Elias stopped running when he was only a few steps away from Jerica, and at that time, she had already whirled around and unleashed her fury on him. It just ...

Jerica's cursed screech rattled Elias's bones and almost slapped the liquor out of his kidneys. He looked up at her with wide eyes as birds seemed to fly out of ...

"If you never had those things, how would you be able to know they were good? How would you know you did something wrong?" he challenged. "If all your life ...

St. Petersburg, Europe, London, France... These were all places that Mel didn't recognize, but it didn't take away the context to Nikolai's backstory. It seemed that he was always on ...

"It was," he replied, again somewhat conscious enough to realize that he was ignoring the sarcasm and irritation in her voice. "And I wish I can forget it. It would ...