Malachi barely rest his hands on her, he even hid his face from her. She felt her worries were right. He was embarrassed and she was burdening him. She slowly withdrew and looked at the road ahead and started to walk again. She told herself she was too old to cry. He'd always been there for her but she was an adult now and it was stupid to cling to him.

"Like what? Everything is fine. It's always fine, isn't it?" She managed to say as she didn't want to look back. A rope she'd clung to without realizing it was severing and she was trying to not make it break faster.