Aug 18, 2020
But Katara, fighting wind with each step, slowly made her way toward me. She didn't seem afraid of me this time. She just took hold of my body and hugged me. She didn't say a word. Katara did something for me that words could not do. The simple act of hugging me told me that she was there for me completely, without judgement, without lectures, without fear. It struck a chord deep inside me. I felt my heart open up to her. Then the wind stopped. But the pain I'd been keeping at bay rushed in with the force of a hurricane. I closed my eyes, gave myself over to Katara's arms, and cried harder than I ever cried in my life
The Earth Kingdom Chronicles Collection
