I WOULD SET YOU FREE

TERESA I didn’t know for how long Sebastian had been at the door, but maybe enough to hear my conversation with Caroline. He sketched nothing, he just sat and listened, saying nothing. And in fact, I had done nothing wrong. I did not tell lies, but the pure truth. Sebastian would mean my collapse if I continued like this. Still, without saying a word, he turned his back on me and left. That really drove me mad. It was like he didn’t care about my pain. How could he care? He came, took what he needed, and turned his face from me without remorse. “Terr, what are you waiting for? Go after him! I know you want to!” Caroline told me, waking me up from this strain that I couldn’t stand it anymore. In fact, I didn’t even have to put up with it. Bash will have to listen to me. I got up, almost knocking down my chair, and headed for the door. “I will not raise some kind of statue of him. Bash will hear me, even if it’s the last thing he does!” I thundered nervously after him. Only no trace of h