Saddening News

An hour had passed since I walked out of my father's office and climbed up the stairs to my room but the astounding news didn't allow me to recover quickly. As I quietly sat on my bed, with Faith Vienne lying beside me I contemplated father's words. He seriously meant no harm but I couldn't ignore the pain stinging in my chest thinking that I needed to leave my safe haven—the Crawford Mansion. It occurred to me before that I needed to leave this play but it never once crossed my mind that it would be next week. So soon...