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Gurdyroots weren’t exactly rare on the market. Century–old gurdyroots, on the other hand, were very rare to find nowadays.

Hera opened her laptop and logged into the Divine Forum, which she hadn’t visited for quite some time. She asked a few alternative medical practitioners who were quite well- known for their own merit while ignoring the unread notifications. Alas, none of them possessed a century–old gurdyroot.

Her phone rang loudly at that moment. It was a call from Bernard.

“It’s already night time. Where are you?‘ His husky voice drifted out of the loudspeaker.

Hera glanced at the time. Only then did she notice that it was already 7:00 pm

The sky had already gone dark. All the streetlights on the campus were brightly lit.

“I’m still at the academy.” Hera replied

“Which part of the academy

Bernard’s question caught Hera off guard. “Are you still at the academy?!

She remembered telling Bernard on WhatsApp earlier that afternoon that she needed to perform her duty roster chores, so she’d go home later than usual. That was why she wanted Bernard to go home on his own after he was done with his business at the academy.

just completed my business. I’ll come get you tight now. But I don’t see any lights in the

anywhere. I’ll go

and put on her jacket. She made sure to lock the

a short distance between the chemistry lab and classroom blocks. Hera descended all the way to the first floor. She spotted Bernard as she

e path.

could be seen sitting in his wheelchair on the deserted path. The dim yellow streetlight traced the outline of his handsome face, casting dark shadows on a portion of his face.

position made him seem like he was sitting on

extraordinarily chilly. His hands, which rested on the arms of the wheelchair, were starting to turn blue from the cold–the thought of Bernard wheeling everywhere in search of her strummed Hera’s

asked while approaching Bernard. A ball of white

often dipped a few degrees lower

you never replied,” Bernard said. He dragged out his words

Whats App and swatched accounts once again. Only then did she notice the text message Bernard had sent her half an hour

felt a little guilty.

he couldn’t reach

was silent for a moment before saying, “Come

Bernard was trying to do. She opted to stand before him without badging at

you can try to

a feeling that Hera was mocking

Hera, she’d have discovered that he was

out to take tera’s hand.

coldness flaring from Bernard’s bigger hand, making her heart

Bernard pulled her into his arms with a strong tug-

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