Chapter 31: Do you know her?
It was late afternoon and the night was coming slowly, thick clouds still hovering in the air, promising there’d be a heavy rainfall tonight.
Naomi didn’t seem to stop because Talia kept running at magnificent speed and Daniel wasn’t going to stop either.
Part of him wanted to figure out why Talia had been acting strange and what caused Naomi to run after her while the other part worried for Naomi. What if something bad happens to her? After all, Talia was obviously very strong while she on the other hand was fragile and petite.
After Daniel, Nancy who was the fastest amongst everyone suddenly stopped and like a chain accident, they all fell like a heap on the ground.
Daniel who was far off didn’t notice and hence left the others to push and curse as they stood apart.
"Great!! Now we’ve lost him," Dora said and glared at Nancy. "And it’s all your fault. Why do you always have to be so absentminded and clumpsy! This is a serious situation. Did you think Daniel was going to turn back to pick you up from the floor and give you a pggy pack?!! Everything’s not about you Nancy."
Everyone stared at her in horror, feeling that her words were stiffly and bluntly put.
Nancy looked down at her fingers, feeling hurt, not because she understood what she said but because Dora sounded exactly like the person she never liked to be around the most. Her step mother, Angela. She always shouted at her, always made her feel like she was a pathetic person who her father never hesitated in replacing.
Hey...chill...it wasn’t her fault. She was probably tired. Just as well as us..." Brittany said when she felt Dora went out of line.
Dora sighed in a silent agreement. Her feet was sore and her heart was heaving.
Everyone had to catch their breaths before Jephthah suddenly said,