Eighty Four

Raven

Sleeping had become a luxury for me. Restlessness ate me up throughout the night as I tossed and turned in my bed. I couldn't even shut my eyes for a moment.

I was afraid, trapped, and burdened by this secret.

I didn't know how long I could continue keeping it. The fact that Vlad was in trouble gripped my soul, and I needed to see him.

Telling my dad was useless because he would never give me the staff of authority.

The only person who could bring a hint of a solution was Dora. I spent all night thinking and thinking, racking my brain for a solution to my problems, until the morning light filtered in.

I woke up with a banging headache. It didn't help that my roommates decided to wake up that morning, yelling like banshees as they prepared for the day. I rubbed my temples, feeling a yawn escape my lips.

As the minutes ticked by, the urge to call Dora became stronger. I just wanted to break free from this suffocating web of silence and uncertainty.

"Fuck it," I thought. "I