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Elara and Grace
ELARA CLEDWYN: Elara needed to get away from the chaos tat was her family. Ever since Gemma’s death, they’ve grown apart. She hated it. Elara just wanted a happy family. That’s what Gemma would have wanted, righ? So why wans’t her family heeding her older sister’s wishes? Elara was blinking back tears when she heard the sound of soft sobbing coming from behind the tree. She went to investigate. ELARA CLEDWYN: Elara sat down beside the sobbing girl and placed a hand on her back, gently rubbing it. “I’m Elara,“ she said. “What’s yours?” She could tell that whatever the young girl was crying about was something she didn’t want to share. Best to pretend it was a regular day and the both of their lives weren’t falling apart. ELARA CLEDWYN: Elara gave her a smile. “Grace. What a pretty name.” She gazed out to the park. “Such a lovely day today, right?” ELARA CLEDWYN: “Want to go for a walk?” she asked. “We can’t let a day like this go to waste.” ELARA CLEDWYN: Elara squeezed Grace’s hand. “Are you here with someone else?” Elara asked. ELARA CLEDWYN: Elara held the sobbing girl. “Shh,” she whispered. “It’s alright. Everything will be just fine.” Elara closed her eyes. The two of them had more in common than she had originally thought. She sometimes thought that since Gemma’s death, she had been forgotten too. ELARA CLEDWYN: Elara gave Grace a smile. “Of course! Where else would I go?” ELARA CLEDWYN: She took Grace’s hand and led her away from the tree, walking along the path. They settle into a comfortable silence. ELARA CLEDWYN: Elara shut her eyes, not wanting to worry Grace with her problems. The poor girl had enough as it already was. “Just like any other family,” she finally said, saying the biggest lie ever. ELARA CLEDWYN: Elara smiled a tight smile. “Yeah. Lucky.” She would rather jump off a cliff than believe that was true.