Country: Aurivelle City: Auremont Alvara I woke up before my alarm. For a moment I just lay there, staring at the ceiling, trying to understand why my body felt like it had been thrown down a flight of stairs. Then I tried to stretch my legs. Pain shot through my thighs. “Oh my God,” I groaned softly, burying my face into the pillow. “I’m dying.” Yesterday’s exercise. A knock sounded on the door. “Alvara?” Isabella’s voice came through. “Are you alive?” “Barely.” I opened the door and Isabella peeked in, already dressed in leggings and a loose hoodie, her hair tied up high. She looked far too energetic for someone who had also done the same workout yesterday. “You’re still in bed?” she said with a grin. “My legs don’t belong to me anymore.” Isabella laughed and lean

