CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO
PEARL
My face scrunched up in annoyance as a Loud knock came through my door.
I frowned as I sat up slowly from the couch I had fallen asleep on.
I wondered who it was as I was not expecting anyone.
In Fact, I was scared, who could be knocking at my door?
My heart skipped a beat as the loud, insistent knock reverberated through the room, its echo like a cry for help in the otherwise silent room.
I sat up slowly, my body still groggy from sleep as my mind raced with possibilities. Who could be at my door at this hour?
I sat there, frozen in fear, my heart pounding in my chest. The knocking continued, louder and more insistent with each passing second.
I rose to my feet, my legs trembling slightly as I crept towards the door. My mind raced, imagining all the poss
