The moon was a bright beacon in the night sky.

At 2 a.m., Dahlia and Lorna finally gave in to exhaustion and decided to call it a night.

But Keira hadn't made it back yet.

Keira was like a ghost among them, barely noticeable.

Aside from Morwenna, the other two roommates hardly interacted with Keira, much less worried about her.

The only person who cared for Keira had accidentally fallen asleep.

At this hour, the door to the women's restroom near the academic building was locked.

Keira, drenched and trembling, sat curled up in a corner. If you looked closely, you could make out the bruises under her skirt on her shins.

She looked like a small animal that had been tormented, fear and panic in her eyes. After being hurt, she could only shrink into a corner, too scared even to ask for help.

one at school who would come to her aid, but those bullies came from wealthy and influential

fact that meant the bullies would only go so far, not

had no such backing. Crossing those bullies could mean

Keira suffered in silence.

if she remained passive, the bullies would

and dirty. Yet, she remained silent, huddled up and enduring until

she once detested felt bearable because Morwenna was there, striving. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ Find_Nøvel.ɴet

approached the restroom door, muttering, "Who locked this door? I'm almost certain I didn't lock it

she unlocked the door, a figure darted out, giving her quite

restroom overnight? Must be students

puzzled but, being just

Keira sprinted.

or mess she was fleeing from but the fact that Morwenna

absence might slip past her last night, but

quickly showered to wash off the filth, applied some foundation to hide her bruises, and then stepped out of the

was now six, and

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