Babel Novel
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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
“Congratulations sis… ” Naya demonstrated as she hugged Zara happily. She won and was amongst the lucky five that were selected.NôvelDrama.Org content rights.
Zara returned Naya’s hug, beaming with joy. “Thank you!” she exclaimed. “I can’t believe it! I’m so excited!” She was practically bouncing with excitement, and Naya couldn’t help but laugh. It was a wonderful moment, and she was so happy for her sister.
Zara took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. “It’s going to be a lot of hard work, but I’m ready for it,” she said, her eyes shining with determination.
“I’m going to do my best, and make you proud.”
“That’s the spirit..” Naya mouthed as they both giggled at each other.
Zara was busy telling Naya how the fight went when someone approached them.
“Hi, I’m Genevieve..” The blonde girl waved at Zara, she was one of the participants, and she got selected too.
“Hi, it’s Zara.” Zara waved back at her, as she shoved a piece of strand of her hair away from her forehead.
Genevieve smiled brightly at Zara.
“It’s so nice to meet you,” Genevieve said, her voice warm and friendly. “I’m really excited to be working with you.”
Zara smiled back, and the two girls shook hands. Naya could tell that they were already becoming friends, so she kindly stood behind her sister to allow them to talk to each other.
“You did great back then..” Genevieve praised.
“You too..” Zara said back to her.
” Oh come on.. ” Genevieve waved her off.
” Right from the moment I saw you fighting. I knew you were a pro.. ” she confessed as they both laughed.
” You’re really good.. ” she added, from the way she spoke. Zara could tell that Genevieve was impressed or maybe surprised that she could be that good.
“Thanks. I look forward to being better..” Zara deadpanned and Genevieve shook her head slowly.
” So are you from Shadowvale?” Genevieve grilled curiously. She was a vampire and she could tell that Zara was human.
A human that was exceptionally good with sword fighting and that had left her very impressed that she had to approach Zara first.
“Oh silly me..” she quickly added.
“You’re human, you can’t be from Shadowvale..” she pointed out.
“How long have you been living in Shadowvale? I’ve never seen you around before..” she rephrased her question.
” No, I just started living here. It’s not been up to a month. ” Zara replied.
” Oh, I see and who’s she? ” Genevieve pointed at Naya, who was patiently waiting for Zara.
” That’s Naya, my younger sister… ” she replied as Genevieve mouthed an ‘oh’.
“Hey, Naya. How are you doing?” Genevieve asked jovially but Naya just waved at her.
“She’s mute, she can’t speak..” Zara chimed in.
“Oh, I’m so sorry,” Genevieve said, and Naya could tell that she genuinely meant it.
“It’s okay,” Zara smiled.
“So sad..” Genevieve shook her head slowly as she returned her attention to Zara.
“As I was saying, I’d be honored to work with you in the future. And since you’re new here in Shadowvale, I’d say we hang out some more..” Genevieve said and Zara immediately saw that as a good idea.
She hated being kicked up in one place.
“That would be great!” she exclaimed happily.
“I know right.. ”
“I’d love to show you around the city,” Genevieve volunteered and Zara was thrilled by the prospect of making a new friend.
“There’s so much to see and do here. I know you’ll love it!”
Zara nodded enthusiastically. “I can’t wait to explore!” She said, her eyes shining with excitement.
” See you tomorrow, bye for now. I have to catch up with some other things..” she waved jovially at Zara before walking away from them.
” That’s a good way to start my training as a knight. ” Zara inhaled sharply as she turned to face Naya.
” Sorry for keeping you waiting… ” Zara apologized as Naya waved her off.
“It’s nothing..” She demonstrated.
“Don’t worry about it,” she said, smiling at Zara.
“Okay. Let’s go now. I’m exhausted and need some rest..” Zara held her hand as they both left for their room.
… .
“Zara..” Naya called her sister sitting up from the bed,
Zara who was just coming out from the bathroom, as she was just finished having her shower.
“Yes, do you need anything?”
“Well, something has been bothering me for a while now..” Naya voiced out her worries as Zara sat on the bed.
“What’s that?” She asked curiously.
“The fact everyone knows me as a mute girl..” she said slowly. She could speak, her theory was that, maybe she was so shaken and scared about what happened, and that was why she couldn’t speak at first.
“And?”
“And that doesn’t sit quite well with me. I can speak and would very much love to be able to speak to others.. ” she replied as Zara pursed her lips.
” I see where you are driving to Naya. But in my opinion, I think you should leave it this way. ” Zara pointed out.
” Why should I? ”
” I feel it’s just better this way, you being mute. You can possibly tell them that you were suffering from shock and that’s why you couldn’t speak. And what’s the cause of the shock? Our parents and pack being murdered? No! That’s going to blow our cover.. ”
” So just like you said. We’re going to lay low, till we figure out a way to leave this place and figure out the reason for us losing our werewolves power… it’s best to remain mute to avoid unnecessary questions. ” Zara explained.
” But I… ”
“Think about it, Naya. A mute girl can’t just start speaking all of a sudden. You’re already known as mute, so let’s keep it that way and I promise you, in no time we will be out of here.. ”
” Zara I just… ”
“Naya..” Zara called as she held Naya’s hands.
“I love and really want the best for you. Trust me, this is the best thing to do..” she said softly and Naya slowly shook her head.
Zara was right, keep a low profile. People would question her if she started speaking out of nowhere and she was not ready to give replies.
“I know and you’re right. It’s the best thing to do..”
“Good..” Zara smiled, standing up from the bed.
“You can go to sleep, I’ll dress up and join you..” she informed, standing up from the bed, as she headed to the closet.
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