A month later

Caroline stood before the black statue of a phoenix rising from the ashes and stared at the names on the plaque below it.

Felicity Bennett

Fleur Toussaint

Vale Abreo

Zara Del la Croix

Aldrick Vieux

It still felt surreal that they were gone. That Aldrick was gone. Caroline kept expecting to walk around a corner or walk into a classroom and see him there with his serious but handsome expression. Always so happy to see her. She wiped the ...