The morning after the harrowing events, I found myself grappling with the reflection in the mirror, the monstrous visage staring back at me. Despite the fangs and crimson gaze, I prepared for school, a semblance of normalcy amidst chaos. The night’s ordeal with Alaxia lingered in my mind, her safety paramount, yet the haunting memory of her ordeal was something I couldn’t erase.
Determined to uncover the truth behind her abduction, I donned contacts and a cap, a feeble disguise for the creature I had become. My attire was nondescript, a black shirt and jeans, as I sought to blend into the sea of faces at school. Avoiding any interaction with Elsa and Carlos, I made my way downstairs.
Carlos confronted me, his anger palpable. He demanded explanations, invoking the laws of our kind, the va
