Chapter 36

“Alora?!.” Alora’s mother called out!. “Baby?!.” She called out and pushed Alora’s room door open.

Both her and Helios Alora’s father was stunned by the sight. Alora laid on the pile of what used to be her room, it was a mess, with her under her blanket.

Helios pulled the duvet off her.

“Are you okay?!.” Helios asked Alora.

Alora looked up at him with sharp gold eyes. Her father pulled into his arms and cradled her like a newborn.

“Baby?!.” He called her. “What’s wrong?.”

Alora buried her face in her fathers arms.

“What’s wrong with her?!.” Winfred asked.

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Alora’s POV

I got a heartbreaking news from school, I couldn’t believe it! My best friend is dead!!. Shot by a hunter!. I couldn’t concentrate during my last four lessons.

I was like a shell of myself, I wasn’t able to move, hear or speak.

Teachers kept calling me out but I was too far away to hear them, I could still see their lips moving but I didn’t hear them, I assumed they were still blabbing about the topics of the day. I s