“I’m coming with you, so you don’t get ambushed again.” she said, reminding me of that night. There were no suspects- they left nothing trackable behind.
We made our way towards the library, and it felt strangely calm. Most of the cadets were ex-cadets now, and they were going back home to their families.
The thought of families shot a pang of sadness through me as I remembered mine. I missed my parents.
This was Laine’s first time in the library, and she didn’t seem impressed.
“These books are gross, how can you touch that?” she said after looking at me scroll through books, trying to find an interesting one.
“They helped me get first place, you can’t hate them.” I said as I was reading the description of an interesting-looking one. Laine got closer, reading with me.
“I don’t get ha
