77: The Witch Hunt

Cora’s POV

The oddest sound made me jolt awake.

The sound of heavily beating drums seemed to be going off in my head and I couldn't for the life of me figure out where it was coming from. It was equally bothersome that Nina and the other maids were sleeping soundly and snoring peacefully like they couldn't hear anything, the drums were rowdy, irregular and unrhythmic and it slowly became annoying.

My head was banging with every sound the drums and I soon sat up in bed to try and stabilize myself. I reached out for the jar of water that Nina always placed in between out beds and as I tried to pour some water into a glass my hands began to shake and the jar slipped and broke.

It felt like I was losing control of my reflexes and I couldn't even pick up the cup and drink the little water I’d managed to pour before I started to feel weird shivers all over my body like ice had been injected into my veins. My hands flew around my sides and I wrapped myself tightly to shelf myself from the ch