When Hope Is Lost

A defeated Camelia, Marcus and Sam began to journey back home.

It had become obvious that they had lost the battle because the woman would not say a word.

She blatantly refused to be used as a pun in their schemes for clearing Marcus's name from the crime he was being accused of.

Camelia could not stop crying in the car even when Marcus tried to calm her down, she kept crying bitterly, convulsing with tears.

“I feel so guilty for this,” she muttered over and over again.

“Stop saying that Cam,” Marcus tried to warn her. “You were doing what you thought was best for me. I know you had my best interest at heart. I am fully aware of that,” Marcus had tried to reassure her yet, she was not willing to bend to that.

Same felt for her too as he could understand her position but the two men thought of her as hero not the way she saw herself.

“I ruined this!” She kept whining tearfully, “I probably should not have tried to save the situation and kept quiet. Perhaps if it was you and her alone,