Chapter 20

"You did well," Isa praised when I sat on my chair.

I gestured to her with my hand and we both supressed our laugh when the teacher glared at us before starting her discussion. I shrugged my shoulders and Isa grinned at me.

I just did not expect to catch Rogie's stare at me. When our eyes met, he smiled at me. I hastily looked away.

I WAS tired, barely keeping up with my quick breaths as I ran my way back home. The sun had sank in the horizon and darkness enveloped every corners of the town. The faint light from inside the hut made my heart beat fast. I knew mother inside, preparing dinner for tonight.

I got home late that evening because I forgot time was running fast and that night was still early even after Christmas. It was a chilly February night.

But my brows knotted when I felt something was strange inside the hut. I smelt a faint scent lingering in the air. A man's perfume. Was someone been here?

Before I could call Mom, a figure appeared from the small kitchen door. A man