ELARA
My heart pounded in a frenzied rage. I placed my right hand on my chest to quell it, and closing my eyes, began counting backward from ten to shut it all out. I caught the faint pounding of paws as he transformed and sprinted off.
My eyes snapped open, staring blankly into the desolate space. The air was thick with the musty scent penetrating through the windows at the back. It was stinging dry, a hint of the approaching summer, and the leaves were beginning to return.
It wasn't easy living here alone with no one to speak to or listen to. I missed it all, and each night I lit all the rooms, pretending there were other people around, all asleep in their beds. I still kept the fire alive and managed to arrange all the rooms, burning the trash and keeping what I could.
Bei
