Astrid's POV
After what I heard, I couldn't stay in school. I had a bad feeling, and I wanted to get home.
Unfortunately, my home was at the border of the village, and so I had to run to get there fast. Since I heard the principal and someone else whispering, I decided it would be best if nobody saw me.
Whatever happened, they didn't want me to find out.
As soon as I saw my house, I knew something was wrong. I could feel it in the air, so I ran even faster.
My mom had to be okay, my father had to be okay.
Yeah, I was going to find them and somehow convince them to leave this place. Then we can be a happy family and live a normal life.
The moment I stepped through the broken door, the scent of iron and smoke hit me like a fist to the gut.
Blood.
So much blood.
The walls were s
