farah's pov

"That woman set me up Ben," I choked out. Tears welled up in my eyes as I replayed the image of Diara in my mind.
I could feel her disappointment and the pain I saw in her eyes seared deep into my heart.

Without a word, Ben, my bald best friend, came up to me and pulled me tightly into his arms.
I clung to him and hoped the pain would finally go away.

it hurt so much my crush thought i would just want to trade any x random woman for her.
I wanted no one more than the fairy by my side that I was in love with.

I was very afraid that Diara didn't want to see me anymore.

the thought of losing her increased the pain in my chest.
I reflexively put my right hand on it because it almost drove me insane.

"You know me." I sobbed from my lips.
,, I would never do something like that to my darling. " I breathed and snuggled closer to Ben.
He stroked my back soothingly.

,, I know Farah. Give her some more time. when she's ready, she'll listen to you.", he replied firmly and gently pushed me away from him.
My longtime friend lifted my chin and waited for me to look up at him questioningly.

"Hey..." He kept talking to me softly.
"I noticed last night that your girl spent a long time looking at a certain photo before bed. A photo of your younger self sitting on a bench laughing at the camera. "

I felt something warm spread in my chest.

A pleasant shudder ran through me at the memory
our last trip in the mountains.
At that time, Diara insisted on taking a picture of me.

She said it was important for her final exam in fairy painting.
Only what she didn't know was that I had already seen through her excuse to be remembered.

So I only let her photograph me on one condition.
I also wanted a photo of her.
I carried this picture with me to this day.
And in the form of a heart-shaped necklace.
I smiled and wrapped my fingers around them.

When the question arose in me why the woman from this morning had deceived me so much, my heart tightened?

And why was she pretending to be my Diara?

I remembered back and tried to remember every little detail.
When this woman left my office earlier, I felt two of her emotions very strongly.

I felt a dip of deep hate mixed with joy.
I blinked my eyes a few times, somewhat disturbed, as this feeling seemed familiar to me.

"What's going on?" Ben asked worriedly, but I waved him off.

"It's nothing." I lied, hoping to sound confident, not wanting him to worry about me any more.

I slowly lost sight of the penny.

I felt the same emotions when my mentor at the time and former director of Alfea was arrested.
while inciting revenge might suit Rosalind, I could still rule it out. Because she's been stuck in a time warp in the room below my office for 16 years.

Wait!
Was the woman after Diara?
Was she in danger?

My heart pounded wildly against my chest as the worst scenarios ran through my head.

My best friend gently shook my shoulders.
I gulped as I looked into his eyes for help.

"Hey Farah. What's happening? Talk to me. "

"Diara.." I began, desperately searching for the words. "She could be in danger." I whispered and felt tears rolling down my face.

A ringing startled us.

I wiped my tears and straightened my shoulders.
With shaky legs, I walked around my desk and answered the phone.

My fingers were shaking as I pressed the speaker button.
"Miss Dowling!" It slipped from my lips, swallowing the burgeoning lump with all my might.

I strained to listen to the silence, my gaze resting on Ben.

xxx

I know today's chapter is a bit short.

your guesses so far have been very good and they have inspired me to remain open to what is happening next. 😍😉

So what do you think how to proceed?