While it came as no surprise to me, Dad, or Xilia that we had been admitted into the Academy, the same couldn't be said for Paola and Abuela, who insisted on throwing a big party for us, one which grew even larger in scale when she found Brenden's name too.
And just like that, our quiet lives began picking up steam; however, when New Year's Eve rolled around a few days later, something happened.
I had been sitting in the upstairs room watching TV when I got a sudden tingling sensation in the back of my head, which caused me to bolt to my feet and rush toward the door leading to Gnarina, startling Xilia, Brenden and Emilia, who were deeply invested in the Second Henry Potter movie we had been watching.
"Woah, what the hell…and hes gone…" That was all I heard as I slammed the door to Gnarnia behind me and equipped my cloak before activating the stealth skill.