*Zay*
I run through the darkness as fast as I can towards Raya’s house, feeling the wet grass squishing up between my bare toes, thinking to myself that it is a weird thing to focus on, considering everything.
As I get closer, at first I expect to hear voices, having seen how many people had gathered from my window, but soon I realise that the people have dispatched, or most have, a few are left, talking in hushed voices.
Then I see my father, and his beta Raz, is walking towards me, also having a low conversation. They have not seen me yet.
“Dad, what is happening ?” I run over, hoping for an acceptable explanation, anything beside what I fear the most. “What are you doing here ?”
He stops in his tracks, looking at me. There is a tired air about him. “Zay !? You we
