Chapter 31

Raya’s POV

I held onto my sister’s hand as tight as I can. Although I had assured her I had not assured myself. I was scared too and a part of me wanted to give up to fate but I knew must not. I had to continue running. If we stopped now we would not make it out of this wretched place and dusk must not meet us there.

I collapsed in relief when I saw the clear sky above us. We had made it out in time although we were still in a forest we had come out of the forest of the shadows of death. I saw Dana loosen up from the tension. We had made it out and we were alive and sane. I hugged her and we cried in each other’s arms, it felt good to be alive.

“I am never going there again,” she said softly.

“Me too,” I said smiling from relief.

“I didn’t know I could miss the skies,” she said looking up at the orange tinged sky, dusk was already calling for night to come.

“We never know the significance of something until we lose it,” I said remembering t