Chapter 52: Food First

~Kira~

When I finally got to the privacy of our room, I broke down. Those tears that I’d been holding in for the longest time finally got free, and they rained in torrents. I clutched my chest as I tried not to think about what I’d seen back in Xavier’s office.

At this point, I was starting to believe that I was actually cursed. There was no other plausible explanation for what was happening to me. I was still beating myself up when a knock sounded on the door.

“Go away. Go away, please” I muttered and curled myself on the bed. I grabbed one pillow and cried into it.

The knock sounded again. I groaned in frustration and raised my head from the pillow. “I said go away! I don’t need anything from any of you!”

The knock stopped. But after a few seconds, the door carefully swung open, and a small gasp sounded. I turned and saw Alianna. Of course, she’d be the only one who can open the door even when I say no.

"Luna, what's wrong?" Alianna asked gently, setting the tray of food down on th