Anushka Mimani, Class X B
There she was, weeping silently near the fireplace. She looked so fragile, almost like a broken doll. He knelt next to her and raised her chin up. And then he saw it. Guilt. Her eyes, once fiery red, were lifeless, laden with guilt.
“Oh Bella, what did you do?” he whispered.
She looked away and barely audible, whispered back, “I….I drank a man’s blood.”
He tensed up and his fingers clenched. His eyes as black as midnight. She shut her eyes, awaiting his verdict.
Instead, she found two arms wrapped around her. “Shh!” he cooed sweetly. “Everyone makes mistakes.” She relaxed. Almost as if she had learnt to breathe again.
“But this one is unforgiveable!” and with that he plunged the steel into her unsuspecting heart.
