Sohalia
As much as he wanted her, she wanted him just the same, wanted to step into his orbit and revolve around his sun. But then, it had always been like that with Koa - he was the flame that drew her in, hopelessly helpless against his pull. If she were older and wiser, perhaps she would question whether she would follow his light just to be burned - but she was neither. Instead, she swallowed hard and resisted the urge to step just that tiny bit closer, watching as her revelation shocked him.
"No," she said, as honestly as she could. "It was because of me." And sure, maybe her infatuation with Koa, if that was what it was, had set the ball in motion, but in the end? She couldn't - wouldn't - place the blame on his shoulders. Not when it was hers to bear.
The young Heart reached up to tuck a piece of hair behind her ear, then clasped her hands before her, all the better to keep them to herself. "I told him how I felt about you, and he left to give me time to decide what I wanted and to think about what he wanted. And he was gone for well over a season - and he had every right to be, I understand that now - but I guess... when he came back, it just wasn't the same." She'd still been alone, waiting for him to come back, and even if she'd forgiven him, that long silence was what she hadn't been able to forget.
"No," she said, as honestly as she could. "It was because of me." And sure, maybe her infatuation with Koa, if that was what it was, had set the ball in motion, but in the end? She couldn't - wouldn't - place the blame on his shoulders. Not when it was hers to bear.
The young Heart reached up to tuck a piece of hair behind her ear, then clasped her hands before her, all the better to keep them to herself. "I told him how I felt about you, and he left to give me time to decide what I wanted and to think about what he wanted. And he was gone for well over a season - and he had every right to be, I understand that now - but I guess... when he came back, it just wasn't the same." She'd still been alone, waiting for him to come back, and even if she'd forgiven him, that long silence was what she hadn't been able to forget.
