Sitting in the damp grass, completely stranded at the edge of the swamp, Ren finally broke.
The tears started as a frustrating, hot prickle behind her eyes and rapidly escalated into full-blown, ugly, shoulder-heaving sobs. She pulled her knees to her chest, burying her face in her hands as she cried. She honestly had absolutely no idea why she felt so incredibly, overwhelmingly emotional all of a sudden, but the floodgates were open.
Was it the exhaustion? Her missing contraceptive implant wreaking absolute havoc on her hormone levels? Whatever it was, it was too much.
"Why?!" Ren cried out to the dark sky, her voice cracking pitifully. "Why couldn't I just head to the swamp with no problems?! Why does the universe hate me so much?!"
