Forty

Chapter 40

Hope

I didn't get any sleep last night. Believe it or not, I spent the entire night thinking. Thinking about Light, thinking about Darius, thinking about my future. There were so many things to think about and I thought about every one of them.

And thankfully, there wasn't going to be training today so I could spend the entire day thinking. Which was what I thought until Gwendolyn bursted into my room unannounced.

Looking at her dressed in a maid's uniform right now, I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in her presence. I didn't know if it had something to do with the fact that she was human or that she reminded me of Light. Maybe it was the two.

"Don't you know that it's considered disrespectful to enter into someone's room without permission or knocking? Who do you think you are?" I spoke with a haughty tone, drawing a line between the two of us.

She bit her lower lip apologetically. "I'm very sorry, my lady. I was just in a hurry which was why I forgot to knock." She e