ARÍRE (We Have Seen Goodness)

There are stories filled with joy, with peace, and with easy resolutions, I know.

But this is not one of them...


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"Lie down and face the bloody floor!" they shouted, their voices vibrating to my core.

My heart pounded in my chest as I obeyed, my body trembling with fear.

I glanced at Ikenna; his face was pale with terror, his eyes wide as he watched helplessly.