Capítulo 169: Meeting Ms. Rae

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[Please note: We're back to Senara's POV - the next morning after Hora finally got back from their short trip to Aunt Vora's house]

'Hora is not fine. There is something she's not telling me. And it's not something trivial… it's something very important.'

Yes. That's right. Hora had never been like that before. She told me that we shouldn't keep secrets from each other but she's the one breaking that right now. It only meant one thing—whatever it was with Silky and her family, or maybe something else too, was big enough for her to hide it from me.