Entry 003 - All Things End
(Backdated to the day after the little ones are gone)
[It seemed impossible that having known Annie no more than a week, she could miss the little girl so intensely. Loss. It's a funny thing, isn't it? She never expected it to hurt this much, but then, she hadn't been prepared to lose Ashley either. No, this was nothing like losing Ashley, nothing like losing a part of herself, but really it was, wasn't it? Even a week was long enough to become attached, to love. Crossing to the desk, she sank into the chair, opening the journal.]
Is this the castle's idea of torture?
[It seemed impossible that having known Annie no more than a week, she could miss the little girl so intensely. Loss. It's a funny thing, isn't it? She never expected it to hurt this much, but then, she hadn't been prepared to lose Ashley either. No, this was nothing like losing Ashley, nothing like losing a part of herself, but really it was, wasn't it? Even a week was long enough to become attached, to love. Crossing to the desk, she sank into the chair, opening the journal.]
Is this the castle's idea of torture?