I'm afraid Serena's been having night terrors again. I summoned her vampire and moved him in with us. She refuses to leave his side, yet she wakes up crying hysterically and needs to be sedated. It's been a vicious cycle. She may have forgiven him, but neither Trent nor I find ourselves ready to. She'll not let me punish him for breaking her heart and, while he does appear contrite, that doesn't undo the very real trauma he's exacerbated. I have insisted that either Trent or I be in the room with them to calm her down when needed. She did at least acknowledge it will take a while for her to trust him, re-homed or no. To that end, I've allowed her to keep their cat, Figaro. She was so excited to have a pet together with him, and the kitten will be a comfort to her if....
This was how she was in school, after Trent left, and even after he called her to California to join him. It's heartbreaking to see. Trent has been spiralling into guilt over her state, knowing she must have been this way before, knowing she's remembering that trauma. He's more than made amends, but he doesn't see it that way.
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