THE VIRGINITY TEST

Ava led the girls to the cave, the fireflies lighting their way. As they settled in, the girls looked at each other nervously. Many questions were twirling in their mind. They looked at Ava with mixed emotions, probably wondering about her double identity as a wolf and a human being. However, since she had saved them, they had no reason to be afraid of her, or her strange friends; fireflies, fawn and the owl, which did not enter the cave with them. Most importantly, they were still reliving the terrible experience they just had.

"What was that test they made us take?" one of them asked, her voice trembling.

Ava's expression turned grim. "It was a trick. They were trying to see if you were virgins."

The girls gasped, outrage and disgust on their faces.

"That's sick," one of them spat. "How could they do that to us?"

Ava nodded. "They are ruthless. But we are safe now. You are safe."

The girls nodded, still looking shaken. One of them spoke up, her voice barely above a whisper.

"I don't