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NOAH

The moon shone bright, casting it's warm light onto the book spread open on my desk. At the top right corner, something I scribbled, shone making it look like it was glittering. A chuckle slid past my lips, one particular memory tugging at the corner of my mind.

It was also a full moon like tonight,but many years ago.

"Dad. Dad. Dad." I called, trudging down the hallway. My tiny feet shuffled along the tiled ground, the cold seeping into my skin through my barefoot. Mother always warned me not to roam the halls without my shoes but I was in too much of a hurry. " Father. Father. Father."

I had no idea where he was. I'd roamed around his room but he wasn't there. I checked the throne too and he wasn't in any fancy meetings this time. So he had one more place to hide.

The noises from behind the door confirmed my thoughts. Mum and dad had always said the room was soundproof but the tiny whispers seeping through the cracks and holes in the door told me otherwise, the door n