Chapter 82

Angela’s POV

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Two days ago, we returned back to the pack. This particular morning, I woke up feeling strangely enthusiastic about drawing and painting again. A part me felt it was about time to get back to the drawing board. I didn’t know if I still had it in me to be who I used to be but there wasn’t a harm in ever trying.

After getting Reina ready for school, I made her a quick breakfast and took her to school.

“Mama, are you happy?” Reina suddenly asked as we got to the school’s gate,

I frowned, “What are you talking about? I am happy”

She only shrugged. “I just want you to be always happy,”

“The same way I want you to be always happy. Are you happy Reina?” I asked her.

“Yes, mama. I have you, I have daddy, I have grandma and I have aunt Brit and I also have friends, Mark, Julle…. she went ahead to start listing probably all of her classmates and I couldn’t stop the smile that plastered itself on my face.

“I’m glad you’re happy, Reina,”

She nodded. “Aunt Daisy said she would be happy if you leave the pack,”

My ears suddenly p r c k e d up. “When did she say that?”

She began counting her fingers. “I don’t know but it’s been long ago. That time she took me for ice cream,”

“Was it when we first arrived here?” I asked her.

“Yes, mama,”

jaw. If I saw Daisy at that moment, I swear that I’d break her nose so bad no plastic surgeon would take up the job

here,” one of her friends called her name and she turned to her with a huge

could run off, I

was wrong for what she said. She cannot dictate how you and I get to live our lives. What she said was mean and you shouldn’t have

that was around her

necklace before and it came to me as a surprise. “who gave

for me to come down to her level. With confusion not hidden from my face, I did, “he’ll be there in

her clothes. “You should do that too but when you see

kissed my cheek.

Chapter 82

“Bye,”

friends. As soon

really

be going into the artist’s workshop today and I was trying to take my time. My mind was so ready to tum and walk to my mom’s place but I was also determined to

I got home, I stood in front of the studio for what appeared to be an hour. I paced

walked into the room with my eyes closed but as soon as I walked in, I was hit with the smell of

made me open my eyes to a brilliant, yet beautiful space. The room was painted in cobalt blue and ochre, with soft, natural light entering through sheer curtains that were adorned with splashes of paint. Canvases

was in place. Nothing was missing. It spoke of a language of inspiration and I didn’t want to waste any more

first, I picked up a pencil and sat in front of the easel to at least make a stroke or something but I

on trembling and all I could do was struggle to even hold the pencil. Idropped it out of exasperation and ran my fingers

fan but I

up on

I’m surprised you called

ask you a

call me Zack and you’re free

do something I’ve not done in a long time because of what I confided in you about and I

circumstances you find yourself or maybe

him but his advice was somewhat helpful to me. I was actually worried about how my drawings would be since I’d

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