Two uneventful days at the Academy passed, two days of silent stress and nerves. Grandmamma hadn’t written back to me, which could mean two things. Either she hadn’t read my letter yet or she didn’t think it was necessary to reply.
I’d find out which one it was when I arrived home. My bags were packed, my plants were watered. I was theoretically ready for the journey, but mentally? I was all over the place.
I waited at the entrance gates for my ride to arrive, watching the other students in the courtyard. They were talking and chattering, living their own lives just the way they wanted to. A luxury I didn’t have.
Two male Guardians were showing off their flying sneakers to a group of girls, but they didn’t seem too impressed. A bunch of Dragons were playing some kind of board game in
