My heart was pounding so hard, it would literally pop out from my chest and land on my hand. The footsteps grew louder and closer and my heart joined it's rhythm as well. I thought Elsie would find out about me, complain about my drunkard state to my parents and then boom! I was going straight up to Hell. The door creaked and i squeezed myself so as to adjust. “Astra?” The familiar voice came and it was as if relief flooded over me. It was Ivanna. Thank Goodness. I came out from the tiny space and hissed as the sharp pain emerged in the nerves of temple again. The sound made her look back and her brows knit together. “Where were you?” “I thought your mother is coming so I was hiding behind the door. Well, does Elsie knows?” Ivanna shook her head with a smile on her face. I noti

