Amelia did not have to go far to attend the Grand Charity Ball. All she had to do was go down from the tower she was staying, and voila, she would be part of the massive celebration everyone would talk about for years.
She knew she should be excited to be part of this once-in-a-lifetime event. She would be helping numerous charitable institutions, coming from the support they would receive from all the guests participating in this event.
"What is wrong with you?" Pointing to herself as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. "You should be happy. You flew all this way because you are excited about helping these people."
She kept talking to herself, reminding herself why she was here in the first place. But her heart was not listening to her brain as it went on a downward spiral.
