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[h2]Zafiriel[/h2][/i][/color]

As Firiel sang, all the heaviness in her heart was lifted to fuel the tiny flames dancing on her raised palms. As her voice grew stronger and steadier, she did not hear the door to her dorm close with a gentle thud. She did not notice a blonde boy stare at her in awe. Had she seen the picture he was painting of her in air, she would have blushed fiercely and hidden in the wooden cupboard beside the stove.

”Wait, you're a girl?”

With a simple question from the boy, the spell shattered to tens of dying sparks scattering on the floor. Firiel blinked once, then twice, frozen in her stance. It took her a while to realise what had just happened. As realisation struck her, she slumped on the floor, holding her burning face in her hands. Suddenly, tears again burned the corners of her eyes. This time she was too exhausted to hold them back. Fierce sobs jerked her whole body. She was staring at the floor, trying to keep herself up with trembling arms.

[color=DDA0DD][i]Shit. I did not hear somebody enter. I did not hear them at all…[/i][/color]

She had not meant to let anybody hear her sing. After all, the times she had, she had faced utmost ridicule and disdain. ”Your face does not match your voice”, they said. ”You pretentious brat! Leave singing to the pretty professionals”, they said with a cruel sneer. All the forbidden memories flooded back to her consciousness with a rush. Firiel could only lay down and let the stream of tears flow free.

[color=DDA0DD]”Pardonnez-moi… Pardonnez-moi! Je suis vraiment désolé… Pardonnez-moi…”[/color]

Firiel did not know who she was talking to anymore. She could not bear raising her gaze to meet the stranger's. She cried and cried until there were no tears left. She cried until soft darkness embraced her. Tired after all the things that had happened today, Firiel gave in. As consciousness left her, she saw a glimpse of a boy and a painting formed of sparkles of light.

After that, darkness was all she knew.
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