Aphrodite's eyes fall shut as she continues to cry, wholly for Luke's pain now rather than her own, for the childhood he fully deserved but will never have, for the unconditional love of a mother and father he will never receive.
"I wish I knew," she says, opening her eyes after kissing his temple again. "I wish I knew how this place can be so cruel. I wish I knew how to stop it."
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Date: 2013-10-20 12:41 am (UTC)"I wish I knew," she says, opening her eyes after kissing his temple again. "I wish I knew how this place can be so cruel. I wish I knew how to stop it."