Click—clack—
The core of the room's lock turned, opened by someone.
All the messy images in Kafni's mind disappeared.
Her right hand ceased its restlessness as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head, dispelling the heat entirely.
Her heart raced with the sound of the lock turning, rising to her throat.
"Mom, I'm back."
A crisp voice of a young girl rang out.
Boots tread upon the entrance hall's passageway.
Tap tap tap.
The footsteps drew closer and closer.
—This is bad.
Kafni felt a chill creeping up her ankles and rapidly ascending.
In no time, her entire back was ice-cold.
Someone pushed open the door and entered the room that was absolutely 'off-limits'.
Moreover, Kafni recognized who the owner of that voice was.
A red-haired girl.
The captain of the Snow Goose Adventure Team, Lia!
If Lia entered the room and found the team member she loathed the most was also there, and in the bedroom, 'treating' her mother...
Hisss.
Kafni drew a sharp breath.
