let your dreams take wing

[Ryan de le Poer]

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They don't tell you what to say
when your whole life has gone to hell.

"I hope your right," Ryan responded, smiling gently at her friend while she stroked Valkyrie’s back. "I hope there are some motherly instincts in there some where," she joked with a soft laugh. She felt much better now that she was here with Savina and someone could actually appreciate this new life. Though the little girl’s sister was gone and their lives had been unplanned in the first place, Valkyrie deserved no less love. Ryan planned to raise this girl the best she knew how.

Savina’s words about her own mistakes were reassuring, but then a look on the Italian girl’s face threw Ryan off. What was wrong? She stumbled on DaVinci’s name and then seemed to nearly choke out Hybrid’s. "Yesss," Ryan answered hesitantly. "Do you know him?" Suddenly she was afraid that there was more than she was aware of. She cuddled Valkyrie closer to her as if someone might snatch her out of Ryan's arms. "Wh-what’s wrong?" She could tell by the way her friend had recoiled that their conversation had managed to turn sour.

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