TUESDAY Dawn slept like a baby. She breathed out softly and the sound of her gentle sighs made me know that sleep brought calm and peace to her. The moonlight was shining bright today. She had her head and a hand on my chest. She insisted that I slept by her and I agreed as long as fulfilling her wish would make her happy.I didn't sleep not because I enjoyed watching the gentle rise and fall of her back, but because sleep wouldn't even come to me. I was sure it would take a long time before I would drift off into the oblivion of rest and peace. The thought made me envy Leya who would sleep or sleep-mode whenever she wanted to.I heard a slight rustling from the grasses outside, it should be an animal or a small rodent but it reminded me of the wolves. I needed to do what I had to do without putting any of my family in danger. Going out at night right now would be dangerous but I could relate with the beasts. I was scared of what might happen, I might meet

MONDAYI and Tia told Jhan and Jereum about our progress the next day and Jhan was highly proud of how we had managed to pull off such a feat. Jereum, on the other hand, kept a good distance from me but I pretended not to notice lest his pride kicks in. We had already discussed the plan several times and we had gotten into our required clothes. Leya, who was hinting off great amounts of reluctance to follow us, offered to stay behind. I had noticed her slight cringing when we spoke about the topic of the giant wolves."It's gonna be okay," I had been repeating these same words to her over and over again but yet my words did not seem to inculcate any form of willingness whatsoever into her. Like her encounter with the red wolf had left her shaken. I gave her a small pat on her blonde hair and kissed Dawn before leaving the house. With Leya at home, Dawn had all the company she could get. They could do all sorts of things together and probably braid each other's blonde h

CONTINUATION…I was totally lost in her Beauty. Her skin was a rich brown colour that seemed to be polished and had a shine to it. Her eyes were large and had a light brown colour. Her hair was coily and snowy white. The opposing colours of her skin and hair made her stand out from the others.She had been saying something but I had zoned her out. A small smile on my face as I assessed her. I saw the slight look of confusion on her face."—hello? Are you still there?"I snapped back to reality."Oh...err...yeah. Yeah, I'm still here."I looked at the others, Jereum was now narrating the story of how he single handedly took down Dallas to the other boys and Tia seemed to be having a lot of fun with Jabari."What's your name?" She asked.'No, I won't tell her. I'm gonna brush past her and walk away. I won't tell her my name, I won't tell her my name—’"It's Kaldar."'Hell!'"Nice to m

AFTER A WEEK AND TWO DAYS. WEDNESDAYIt was dim all around me. I was lying on a soft surface. My body was heavy, or I didn't have the strength to support my own weight. I groaned as I tried to sit up but that task was impossible. Great pain seemed to radiate out from my chest and spread throughout my body causing me to groan even louder."You shouldn't do that..." It was a female voice. I turned my head slowly and caught the stare of light brown eyes."Nicha? Are you dead also?" I asked."You're not dead, well, your kind are not really living so you are dead but not really—point is, you're awake.""But that stake went through my heart...""Nope, just badly grazed it."She was sitting beside me. We were alone in this hut."What you did there... When you saved our chief leader." She reached with the back of her hand placed it on my forehead."Don't touch me," I said firmly. A small frown appeared on her forehead.

FRIDAYI tried taking my mind off Dawn but it seemed impossible. I thought about her in everything that I did. She was pasted on my mind like before. Her beautiful face was all I could think about. I could only think about the times that we shared together. Those blessed moments that I would forever keep to myself. I removed the pendant and placed it inside a small box I got from Jhan. I couldn't let it damage on my neck.“It was for the best,” Tia told me.“She was getting more delicious with every passing day anyway,” Jereum said, giving me a consolatory pat to my shoulder. Leya had been silent ever since. The whole concept of the war and the possibilities of our deaths, she was not dealing well with.The arrow that struck night had gone through an artery in her body. She almost died but was now in an unconscious state in her village. Tia was still a bit sad about it. I had talked to her earlier when we were alone and she just br