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he knows better than to talk about Orion to anyone now, but when people tell her she should’ve died in that accident, she knows they’re right. She plays along in the daylight, but every night she goes crazy piecing the puzzle together. She’s almost figured it out when the call comes. For weeks after her father’s death, there is a permanent vignette around everything she sees. The shadows follow her feet, and she can feel them gather inside of her when the sun goes down. Everyone tells her it will get better, but at the end of the third month, she’s certain there will be no change. The darkness is inside of her, and that’s when she decides if she can’t escape it, she should embrace it.