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Weapon of war

Author: Lily Darcy
last update Last Updated: 2024-07-19 23:11:58
Racheal’s eyes were closing off in exhaustion when she heard something that startled her awake.

She sat up and stared at the snow globe, alert.

She listened in silence, shocked at what her ears were hearing. To a normal person, the sound coming from the snow globe was just an innocent lullaby, but to her own music-trained brain, this was shocking.

The tune was similar to the one she was used to hearing from the globe as a child, but in fact was not the same thing at all.

Racheal stood up and glanced around her bedroom. She needed something to write on. She had no gadgets, and there was no pen and writing pad here either.

Just then, she heard a light tap on her bedroom door, and nearly jumped out of her skin.

“Who is…” She began to say when the door opened and Leah stepped in.

“Oh.” Racheal sighed in relief. Leah bowed and looked back up at her.

“How are you feeling now ma’am?’ Leah asked. “Everyone in the villa is talking about how you were rushed to the hospital earlier.”

Racheal
Lily Darcy

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