Alice held Calla tight, suddenly unsure of what she was meant to do or say. How were they meant to exist in this new world without Sloane's bubbly presence? None of this made any sense, Alice felt as though she was trapped in some sort of never ending nightmare.

"I'm not going anywhere," she murmured into Calla's hair. "I promise. I'll stay." For what else was there to do now?

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