Ashes of the Sky
I'm not even sure why I'm embarrassed.
Seyla throws her arm around my shoulder, and pulls me towards the bonfire. Around us, a beautiful chaos erupts everywhere with the fire. Students everywhere. They're dancing, laughing, practically glowing in happiness. The bonfire is huge, so much so it feels like it lights the entire beach. There are floating laterns in the water, and music fills my ears.
For a short moment, I close my eyes and breathe. I allow myself to just be. I think The Keep stole more than five years from me. I think it stole the part of me that remembered people could simply be so happy.
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