Chapter 420: Brief Reunion

Irene said it, Amelia was adamant about it, and Mom just simply confirmed it. So here's the thing, just how many more times do I have to hear the same thing over and over again before I'll finally be able to get the message? 

The way they conveyed it all so bluntly, confidently - like there really was no other way to go about this whole thing. Were they right for it? Did I really have this wrong all along? Was I just being stupid insisting, being stubborn refusing, playing the naive fool that refused to listen to reason?

Of course I was, hell, I knew that already… and yeah, they were probably right, and I was probably wrong… there's no saving everybody, after all, and yet - knowing I'm wrong is not going to stop me from trying anyway.

I tried again. "Mom - "

"Oh, hold on a moment there," She suddenly said, paused, something else diverting her attention. "That sound, that isn't from my side is it? No, it's yours, do you hear that?"