Chapter 57

"She still hasn't moved from there?"Cassandra's voice broke through the quiet air as she approached Emma who shook her head, her eyes fixed on Samantha, who remained motionless, staring at the distant horizon. Emma let out a sigh. "She doesn't let anyone close to her, but Nathan was somehow breaking through her walls." "I didn't realize how much he meant to her. I would have told her sooner, or maybe I wouldn't have said anything at all," Cassandra replied, her voice tinged with regret. "It's not your fault," Emma reassured her. The two of them stood side by side, their attention still on Samantha lost in her thoughts. "Why would you leave everything behind and be here?" Cassandra finally asked breaking the silence that had grown between them. Emma's lips quirked in a small smile. "Everyone wants an escape from their lives, Cassandra. Helping Amelia... Being in a whole new world just felt like a promise of something better." Silence lingered again, but this time, it was Emma wh