The Kiss that Sparked it All (Ellinor and Theo) novel Chapter 2657

With a rough shove, Valor found herself crashing down onto the cold concrete.

All she had wanted was a glimpse of the world beyond her small bubble. Was that such a crime?

Had she erred right from the start by leaving her quaint hometown?

Otherwise, why would she now be lost in this unfamiliar city, clueless about the way back home?

Valor regretted.

The latter part of the story is about Valor's quest to find her way home — a concept that might baffle many city-dwelling college students today. How could someone not know their way back?

But for a girl like Valor, who had grown up in a quaint, technologically untouched fishing village, it was a stark reality.

The man had lured her out of her village with promises of adventure, only to abandon her in the sprawling metropolis.

It was unfair to claim he had taken Valor away solely for a taste of novelty; perhaps, amid the natural purity of the village, he had genuinely felt a fleeting impulse for the naive, passionate girl.

They might have shared a sort of hazy love story.

But once engulfed by the city's splendor, that hazy love became a burden.

He didn't need someone as clumsy and unsophisticated as Valor by his side, and she, knowing nothing of the city's ways, became an encumbrance.

The story ended with an open ending — whether Valor ever made it back to her beloved village, whether she reconciled with her best friend, were all left to the interpretation of the audience.