Vana's POV
I held my wounded arm as I walk my way home, feeling beaten up as I feel the swelling of my cheeks in both sides. My left cheek was swollen red from Master’s slap, and the other bruised from his punch. I tasted the blood the trickled down my bleeding lips, the inside of my mouth having a small cut from the impact.
The blood that dripped down my arm didn’t dry despite the long minutes that passed, my hand soaked in my own blood as I walk down the streets of the city. My arm fell limp of energy, and I can feel my body exhausted from the pain.
I heaved a breath, eyeing down the street that leds to our house. My vision blurred for a moment, dizziness striking my head. I guess I got light-headed after being hit twice in the face and slicing myself on the arm. I don’t regret doing it.
Though, despite the dizziness, my eyes completely caught glimpse of a recognizable figu
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