The grains of sand clung to her feet, specks stuck to her face due to the shiny layer of sweat that had built up from the walk. She had paused, watching them afar. Nervous. It was the first time in a year since she had seen them, the people she, once upon a time, spent every day with. Only they had been driven apart by life.
By loss, Delphine thought bitterly.
She resumed her walk, the sound ...
