Chapter 154 - Mother and Daughter

Each step was heavy for Elsa as the thoughts weighed deep on her head. She thought about her mother's current state and the way she usually was. She was strong and so full of vitality. As a teenager, she knew she and Mom would outlive her father but she never thought it would happen this early. She fell to her knees on the stairs; mid-way. The thoughts burrowing deeply in her skull, and her sanity was slowly seeping. 'The thing that happened to Dad... Is that the same thing that'll happen to Jack?' she thought to herself and imagined Jack dying of old age while she remained young and vibrant. Tears fell from the corners of her eyes as she realized that what she imagined was even the best-case scenario, not the most likely. Were they doomed to die simply because they decided to love and help her? Why was life so cruel? 'I can't keep dragging anyone inside this mess,' she slowly rose to her feet. Resolved, she wiped the tears away from her face. 'I don't want to lose another loved on