SAMIEN'S POV I stood by the entrance to my father's house, tears welled in my eyes.I struggled hard to keep them from trickling down my face, but to no avail. “Miss Samien!!” The guards exclaimed in loud voices, their faces plastered with shock.“Welcome back. Your father has been so worried about you, ma'am.”I nodded in response, too shaken to speak. The maids rushed out quickly, greeted me and then took my bag from me.“Samien!!” The voice rang as I stepped into the house. Lyra, my sister.She threw her hands around me, locking me in a warm embrace. Tears I had tried hard to suppress, trickled down my face in large torrents.Loud sobs broke from my body as I shook endlessly.“I'm sorry. I'm sorry I failed you.”“No, you didn't,” she replied, patting my back gently For a minute, I remained in her arms, the memory of the day I left home, replaying in my head.The joy on her face, and the thrill of it. Now, that was in the past. All in the past.“Where's father?” I whispered.“He
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