Marsai:
I froze, realizing I was now torn between two choices—stay in this room and get the rest I’d been told to, or step out and find out what was happening. My gut twisted with unease.
Well, I chose the latter.
With the pills still resting in my palm, I swung my legs off the bed and carefully made my way to the entrance. My head still throbbed, but the growing sense of unease pushed me forward.
The moment I flung the door open, the voice I’d been hearing grew louder and closer.
My feet moved on their own, instinct guiding me toward the source of the distress. Step by step, I followed the sound.
My pulse quickened.
Just as I was about to turn into the hallway where the commotion was definitely coming from, Dessie suddenly appeared in front of me.
She flinched, cutting off the l
