TIARA THORNELLS
I couldn’t move. My feet were frozen in place the moment I heard Elara’s body hit the snow. Grandpa Alfred’s hands were still covering my eyes, but I could feel my knees trembling uncontrollably beneath me. No one spoke. The only sound that echoed around the snowy mountain was the haunting call of an owl in the distance. That’s when I reached up and gently took Grandpa’s hand, slowly pulling it down so I could finally see what was in front of me.
And then… I saw it.
With nothing blocking my view anymore, my eyes widened at the horrifying scene that unfolded under the full, glowing moon.
Elara’s lifeless body lay sprawled across the shimmering, thin layer of snow. Her eyes were still wide open and I saw a hole marked the center of her chest, it was shown that her heart
