Starlight Souls ✦

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The doorbell rang, grabbing the attention of the four students present inside the living room, who were busy completing their assignments.

Talita got up. 'I'll see who's there.' When Talita peeped through the little glass close to the keyhole, she was overjoyed at whom she saw outside. 'It's Sirelle!'

The rest three were also elated upon hearing about their friend coming back; all they turned their heads towards the door in a hurry.

As Talita opened the door, they witnessed the figure of Sirelle standing outside the door, looking at them with eyes that clearly looked like they had cried a lot during the time that she was gone. Her hair was tied into a braid at her shoulder, and she had her favourite blue scarf wrapped around her neck.

As Sirelle looked at Talita, the latter gave the former a warm smile, and Sirelle just knew that she was back at home. At the sight of seeing her friends again, Sirelle couldn't control herself and ended up bursting into tears. She wrapped her arms around Talita's frame and started weeping into her shoulder.

Talita wrapped her arms around Sirelle, hugging her back as she muttered, 'Welcome back.'

The rest three also stood up and got into a heartbreaking hug with Sirelle and Talita. Sirelle knew that no matter what happened, those four people would never leave her side. No matter what she would do, they will always support her and stand beside her, and that was all that mattered. It didn't matter what she went through or whatever happened to her; as long as she was with them, she was at home.

The five were so busy hugging each other, and they didn't notice Zyria coming to the spot they were standing at and rubbing her head against Emry's foot. It was as if she knew what was going on and who Sirelle was. It was as if she was trying to join the hug too. After a few seconds, just before they broke their hug, Emrys noticed Zyria clinging to his foot as if she were hugging him too and picked her up.

As Zyria got into Emrys' arms, she rubbed her face against his neck, showing how much affection she had for all of them.

When the rest finally broke the hug, they looked at each other, knowing that whatever part of them was missing had been brought back and they were complete once again. Emrys gave Sirelle a look that signalled that he had something that he wanted to show Sirelle. Sirelle looked at him with curiosity, waiting for whatever he had for her to be seen, and that was when Emrys showed Zyria to Sirelle.

Sirelled was taken aback for a moment, not expecting such a surprise, but within a few seconds, her composure returned and a big smile spread over her face. 'Why do you have a cat with you?'

She spread her arms in front of Zyria, not expecting Zyria to come to her; she was even more surprised when Zyria got into her arms when Zyria had met her just a few seconds ago. Sirelle ruffled the fur at Zyria's head, gazing enchantedly at the mark on her forehead.

'Denzel bought her for us on the street.' Talita answered the question that Sirelle had asked.

Candace continued from where Talita left off, 'And we decided that she would be a great companion for you to have other than us, so you don't feel lonely.'

'And it seems like she's enjoying her time with you.' Denzel continued asking, 'Do you like her?'

'I love her.' Sirelle replied, 'I think she's adorable.'

'We're glad she likes you too.' Candace said, 'Her name is Zyria.'

'Zyria, such a pretty name.' Sirelle smiled. 'But how did she get along with me when we had just met?'

'We don't have a clue on that.' Emrys replied, 'She has behaved the same way when she met us for the first time too.'

'I guess she's a social cat then.' Talita commented, and the rest nodded their heads.

'Sirelle,' Candace added, 'you must be tired now after your long journey. I think you should go to sleep now. We'll talk about the rest of the things tomorrow since it's the weekend.'

'Fine.' Sirelle placed Zyria down, and the cat went to the sofa before falling asleep on it. 'Dear Lord. Denzel, where did you find her?'

'In a dark alley while I was coming back from my shift at work.' Denzel replied, 'Let's just say I have a talent for making animals feel comfortable.'

'How many pets have you had in the past?' Emrys questioned, being aware of the fact that Denzel was mocking himself.

'She's my first pet.' Denzel replied, and Emrys rolled his eyes. The rest of the night went by in a blur, and Denzel and Emrys went back to their dormitory, and the girls went to bed.