The day after the ball left many of the students in a dreamy state of reminiscing about the night and its events.
Most of the girls were talking about the handsome dark-masked stranger with dazzling amber eyes.
The boys, on the other hand, couldn't help but admire and also wish that they could have seen what was underneath the white mask of the beautiful damsel.
Sophie really thought that these people were a bit stupid when she heard they were gossiping about the two mysterious guests.
Why would they care so much about strangers?
The students were not the only ones who were thinking about last night, though. Sophie was guilty too.
When she peeked into her school bag, the black mask that Nicholas gave her was among them. She forgot to hide it somewhere in her tiny room she was given by her aunt to sleep and store her few belongings. It was still in her bag.
