Chapter 64: Hero - Part 1

Anna The night had slipped away. How long had it been since the last time I felt like this? Have I ever feel this way before? This is a new beginning, right? Why does it feel more like the end? The end of everything I was used to and the end of everything I had hoped for. So many events had led to this point of my life and I was honestly terrified of what is yet to come. When the alert was given, I could not help but smile. This is what I had been waiting for. I ran toward the door. Everyone followed behind. The deafening booming soon started and fireworks adorned the sky - Some of them whirling in spirals, some others shattering into thousands of sparks, others tumbling like a colorful waterfall or float in a glittering silver shower. Brilliant hues of blue, red, yellow and every color in between sparkled in the night sky as short-lived stars. I looked around me. I was surrounded by my family, my whole family. Almost the entire pack was celebrati