ra

le, reject yo

a strange surge of pain as soon as his words landed. I coul

s happ

who I had come to realize from h

so affected by

say, he turned to leave, but I couldn't let him

ut the pain in my chest made me fee

.ra.

ughts and every pain I felt seemed to have

nd l looked down to se

the floor as she groaned loudly. Suddenly, a blood

ow

ned to her as she continued groaning painfully. I leaped and saw that one more

after I took out t

d as I noticed that sh

'The puppies, they aren't moving,' Zara tried to go to them. I

' I repeated as I wen

re so cold. I ran towards the bush to bring

ies. He finally decided to help as he probably noticed that I was trying to keep them warm. H

e is trying to help and that is what we need. We need as much help a

was doing to the other. We continued

es beside Zara who was now lying on he

Zara, the pups

pups, she spoke. Her voice sounded so weak that I could argue tha

use. They

at

ds sank in. I tried to understand w

uh

cold.' sh

ed no one in

ith Zara's pups? I couldn't h

lf, Zoraya,' her voi

always?' I went close to her and held her as

the death

care of Zara, you need t

hardened breath. My heart was gripped with fear

replied now faintly. 'Stay safe

n she said all three of us should take care of each other. What I

with you as always.'

I managed to convince her to stay back, but I was completely wrong. I didn'

," he state

? Wh

could she possibly go when she is

, as if he could read th

ad

until I noticed the lack of movement in Zara. I tapped her gently, hoping that the lack of movem

m to understand what I was saying. 'Zara, please open your eyes.

udly, she's dead!"

hy would he use that same word for Zara when she wasn't lifeless? Di

still didn't move.

ra can

ve without me? I screamed out loud as I cried

ed to have remembered that we had fled the house because something