C H A P T E R S E V E N

Erica.

So this is what mortal institutes look like. I have never been to mortal place before. Never in my life! Seeing them today, I came to realise how different we are from them. Their smell, the smell of blood, the sweat that Ethel always spoke about, and the continuous shutting of their eyes after every second.

The moment both me and Catty got to the institute, we were approached by a tall young man named Simon. It’s been almost an hour since Simon asked us to wait in the lobby while he would go report the principal that the new students were already here.

Are all immortals this charming like Simon? I keep thinking the whole time.

‘’Erica, why does this institute look so much like our Academy?’’

I am pulled out from my thoughts by Catty’s question.

‘’Huh??...W*..wat?’’ I say.

‘’I mean the place we are sitting right now is their lobby whereas it’s the guards room in our academy.’’

I might be lying if I said no. But Catty was right, this place