บท 218: Tea?

Never once had Esme seen this woman crying or being emotional. She always felt like Luciana had a heart of steel. While it was admirable but somehow it worried her too. 

Yet, it worried her more as she watched Luciana crying miserably. 

Esme sat up on the bed, shifting Luciana's head to her knee, ''What happened?" 

Pearls gathered on her gown as Luciana cried harder, curling up on the bed. 

Esme stroked her hair quietly, not knowing what to say.

Once Luciana started calming down, she inhaled a deep breath, ''The past year, I was living with guilt. My heart was burdened. I was so worried you would be taken advantage of. I was so worried about you... I blamed myself whenever I saw how naive you were,'' she sobbed, ''I am responsible too... For what happened to you, I am responsible too.'' 

''Ssshh... Calm down. Don't take responsibility for things you haven't done.''