"The principal calls for you" Ruth announced and I heaved a sigh. I expected that I'll get to spend at least the first hours of the day in school before they come, but I guess I'm not that lucky. I sighed again and went back to buckling my shoes without responding to Ruth.

It's been two days since my date with Zadkiel, two days since I began speaking in tongues, two days since we went on a break and presumably my last day in this school. The bed dipped and I turned to see Ruth seated beside me, her eyes scanning my face, and I smiled.

"I can inform my parents about all of these, they'll definitely do something. You don't have to go back with them" she repeated the words she's been saying ever since it dawned on us that my withdrawal from school is closer than we expected. I breathed out a laugh and grabbed her hands in mine.

"Thank you, Ruthie, but you don't need to involve your parents in this. I believe Yeshua would handle it..." I glanced at my bags that I'd packed yesterday and tears welled up in my eyes. I had come here with only a piece of cloth and now I'm going with two full bags. The girl that came here is completely different from the one that was about to leave, thinking about it reassured me that I needed that everything will be just fine.

Yeshua has been handling it even before I believed, and he will keep handling it for me. "You don't have to worry about me, Ruthie. Yeshua's got me" I stroked her cheek softly before I let go and stood to my feet.

"I'm going to answer Miss Gloria now" Droplets of tears rolled down her cheeks as she stared up at me, but instead of stopping me like she has been desperately trying to do, she bobbed her head softly.

"I'll be right here, waiting for you to get back" I bent down and wrapped my arms around her. She immediately wrapped her arms around me as well, and we both stayed in each other's embrace without saying a word.

"That hug was in case I don't come back" Her eyes widened at my words but I just smiled at her, "They can be quite cruel"

"Jophiel you don't..." I shook my head slightly, silencing her protests.

"Don't, Ruthie. Let's leave it all to God. And in case I don't get back to see you before I leave, I love you, Ruth. Thank you for being not just a friend to me, but also a sister. I would never forget you, not even in death." She bit down hard on her bottom lip and tried to blink away the tears that had welled up in her eyes, "and before I forget" I brought out the letter, "help me give this to Zadkiel." I clasped her shaky hand in mine and placed the letter in it.

"Thank you again, Ruthie" I placed a chaste kiss on her forehead and immediately ran out of the room before my facade would give away and I would break down before her.

I didn't give myself a chance to catch my breath and cry, instead, I rushed over to the principal's office and they were already there, just like I expected. But one thing was unexpected as I walked into Miss Gloria's office, and it was the calmness I felt. I stared at their unforgettable faces from the door and I felt no fear, not even a little bit of it. 

I lingered by the door for a little while longer before I let out a breath, and with a smile plastered on my face, I walked inside. "Good morning, Miss Gloria" she responded with a smile and I turned to the other two, who had innocent smiles on their faces but the taunting look in their eyes showed who they truly were. "Good morning, Mom and Dad" Their brows shot up and they immediately glanced at each other, before they turned back to me with their brows slightly furrowed.

"Good morning, Isadora " Jezel replied, "are you ready to go?" Her eyes bore into mine, probably expecting a reaction from me but instead, the smile on my face remained unwavering.

"Is that the decision? I'm being withdrawn from the school?" I turned to Miss Gloria and she exhaled softly.

She bobbed her head softly and passed an envelope to me, "You were admitted late into the school, Jophiel but you managed to stay afloat in your academics. If I could, I would have loved to keep you but we can't keep you against your parents' will. I sincerely hope you understand"

I took the envelope from her and stared at it for a while, tears brimmed in my eyes and threatened to fall but I immediately plastered a smile on my face and bobbed my head. "I understand ma'am, thank you for having me here. I appreciate it a lot" She gave me a sympathetic smile in response and I turned to the other two, "I guess we have to leave now?"

They both immediately stood to their feet. "Yes darling" Jezel ran her hands softly on my hair, "you guessed that right. We have to leave immediately..." She leaned forward and whispered into my ear, "We'd be travelling quite far after all" Time came to a sudden halt and my eyes widened.

I felt safe thinking I'll just be back in the dark room, but now... A satisfied smile crossed her face when she saw the fear in my eyes and she patted my cheek softly. "That's more like it" she mouthed and my heart sank to my stomach.

"We'd get going now, Miss Gloria. Thank you for having our little girl" David said and Miss Gloria stood to her feet as well.

"It's my pleasure" They shook her hands and exchanged final pleasantries before she turned to me with a smile, "Be good, Jophiel. We are counting on you to represent excellently the little education you had here. I hope to see you again." I forced a smile on my face and bobbed my head stiffly before I was dragged away by them.

An uncomfortable silence hung thick in the air between us as we all walked to the car. Once we got there, they shoved me into the backseat and locked it before they both got in as well. I stared at the school building with tears brimming in my eyes as they slowly drove out of the premises. I found a home there, I found a family, an identity, and healing, but now I was leaving it all, I was leaving a huge part of me and there is no guarantee that I'd ever get to come back here again. The life I built here is over, and I didn't even get the chance to say a proper goodbye.

"Yeshua" I breathed out as a teardrop rolled down my cheek.

"Keep calm and trust in me" he whispered and I bobbed my head softly as we drove away completely from the school area, and that was when they spoke to me.

"Welcome back, Isadora. We'd make sure that this time around you'd never be able to run away again" Jezel turned to me with a toe-curling smirk and the moment she turned back, they both pulled a mask over their face and a weird smell filled the car.

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