17 Aurora “Are my eyes malfunctioning or is this a nightmare because Alice Davis looks like she is waving at us from outside the door right now?” Nyra asked. As soon as I heard her words, I looked up from the books I was packing and frowned. “What the hell is wrong with that girl?” “Moon goddess, you know her? How do you know her?” “Her family is my host family,” I said, looking back to continue arranging the books I’d gotten today in my backpack. “Well, I wish you the very best of luck,” Nyra said. “Why? She did something to you?” I asked, curiously. “Um, I’m not sure if it would be too dramatic to call being her friend for a while when I first arrived at Crawford an awful experience.” “Well, I have only known her for five days and I’m already fed up with the changing moods.” I

