Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us.
Brian Jacques
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A few months after the sled accident and Sally is in recovery for a brain surgery to try to repair the tissue. The surgery goes well but the brain is too far damaged... Thalea blames herself for why Sally will never be a normal child.
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P.S. That little dark spot under her? Yes, that is a tear stain, she has been crying that hard. I mean wouldn't you if your best friend was lying there possibly dying in a bed? I wanted to touch people's emotions by creating this image and give you guys an understanding on how Thalea feels in this world when everyone hates her for something that wasn't her fault.