"Elsa, right now your mind is going through emotional and psychological trauma. It's in the denial stage of mourning a loss. The overwhelming shock is too much for your mind to handle, so it protects itself by blocking out every negative emotion and feeling. It's a temporary response that'll carry you through the first wave of pain."
Her psychologist's voice rang through the back of her mind, but she couldn't concentrate on it. Everything was a haze, a fog. Everyone at the ceremony was dressed in black. Everyone was crying.
She stared at Anna's stepmother, who was weeping uncontrollably. Anna's father was staring out into a void, his face vacant as he let go of handfuls of ashes, and they drifted off into the air, landing peacefully into the waves and the shore.
Why wasn't she feeling anything? Why wasn't she crying? Elsa knew her world was shattered, and she knew she was more ruined and lost than she'd ever been in her life. But she couldn't wrap her head around it. Her mind wasn't letting her feel anything. She was numb.
She looked at the ashes blow and disappear into the wind.
She's gone…
a/n: Part 1 is character development, plot set-up, tension build-up, Kristanna, and some Elsanna fluff. There's actually a lot of thrill/action parts in it too. People that have read Part 1 have told me they really enjoyed it a lot, but I know there are those that cannot wait for Elsanna. If you want the core of the story, Elsanna, right now and cannot wait, then skip to Part 2. A summary of Part 1 will be provided there.
Also, the first couple chapters of the story has some POV ambiguity, but this doesn't happen again after the first few chapters. This story was not beta'd either, so bear with me!
Thanks, and I hope you enjoy.
