Zara’s POV I could still feel the hum of the hidden room vibrating in my bones even after the screen had gone black. I still remember how my reflection had started at me and my own response to that, wide-eyed and trembling as sweat beaded down my temple. The room was still dark, and for a few seconds, I couldn't move. I squinted my eyes to adjust to the darkness. "If only you had returned to your room." I heard my inner voice say to me. But this wasn't the time to be throwing around what's ifs or what I should have done blames. I could still recall the holographic image of my younger self. "Why couldn't I remember that aspect of my childhood?" I asked myself silently. I was still afraid that maybe someone or something could be in laying in waiting for me in the dark. "Trust no one,

