As the night deepened, Lily’s agony intensified, an unrelenting force that had her huddled in the front seat of the car. With each passing moment of the brief journey home, the pain mercilessly persisted, surpassing any discomfort she had ever experienced.
It gripped her in a way unfamiliar, casting a shadow of suffering that seemed to defy explanation. The darkness outside mirrored the intensity of her internal struggle, creating a poignant contrast between the quiet drive home and the relentless, indescribable pain that consumed Lily’s every thought and movement.