Four
Morning came not a moment too soon and I hadn’t managed to close my eyes for more than a second. Kiki wasn’t having any of that and cried the entire night unless I was sitting on my log, looking at her. She didn’t want to play or interact or eat, just for me to sit there like a piece of furniture.
Yawning and with heavy limbs, I dragged myself back to my dorm. Most interns and apprentices were only just rising so it was quiet in the building. The empty elevator took me up to my floor, the rhythmic hum almost enough to put me to sleep. A sharp ding tore me out of my hazy thoughts and I stumbled out, another yawn threatening to split my face in half.
Fumbling with my keys, I got halfway into my room when the door on the other side of the hall opened. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, Fel
