158-Mark Me!

Carena:

"It's alright, you guys can stay here for the night," Sawyer reassured my shaken sister and father after the incident.

"Come on," he said, gently taking my hand and leading me down the hallway to his bedroom. I was still dazed from the whole incident. Everything seemed blocked out. Markiel and Riona, the most innocent people in the house, met a brutal demise that left me scarred.

"The warriors have reached a conclusion. Tabitha's absence and the locked doors from the outside indicate she started the fire. She locked the doors after Markiel and Riona, and then yours. Maanya said she was the one who opened your door. Since your father's and Maanya's doors didn't have locks from the outside, they managed to escape easily," Sawyer relayed the warriors' statements, but I stood with my head down, zoning out.

The words of Markiel and the tragedy of Riona still echoed in my ears. Why would Tabitha do that? Was it anger because Maanya and Dad were kicking her out? Was she not guilty a