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[CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR]
—IT WAS DARK; the only thing that illuminated the dorm was the dim light from the tip of Chloe's wand. No matter how much Odette shut her eyes, she still found herself wide awake. She had given up on sleep a while ago and just allowed her eyes to focus on the light on the ceiling. Every few seconds she would hear the sound of a page being flipped and the somewhat quiet snores of Naomi. Odette wondered if she snored, something she had never thought about before that moment.
The door to the dorm opened and the light turned off. Odette heard Chloe moving around in her bed before it fell silent. Light creeped into the room before the door closed again.
"I know you're awake, Chloe," Said Emma quietly.
Odette shifted her body to stare at the blue curtain that surrounded her bed. Chloe started to snore very loudly and exaggerated.
"Chloe! Shh!" Said Emma as she attempted to muffle her giggles.
"Oh please! We both know Nao sleeps like a baby."
"Naomi might, but we don't know if Odette does. Speaking of which, did she return?"
"Yeah," Said Chloe. Her bed let out a few creaks and groans. "She returned shortly after you left."
"Curfew is at ten. Ten! What are you still doing up?" Said Emma.
"I have a later curfew since I have astronomy," Said Chloe, "You know that."
"I don't see you in Astronomy," Said Emma, "I cannot approve of your behaviour. Either you head down to Astronomy right now or you go to bed."
"Emma!" Whined Chloe, "You know that I didn't take Astronomy because I wanted to, I took it because it's at midnight."
"You're ditching class," Said Emma, "I may have let you off the hook the past few years, but I'm the head girl now! I'm not a prefect anymore, things are different."
"Fine, mum."
"I'll be back, don't you dare open up your book again."
Chloe groaned into her pillow before the door to the dorm opened and closed. Silence.
Odette wondered what time it was; she wanted to check her watch, but it wasn't near her and Chloe would hear her for sure if she opened the curtain.The door opened and closed again. Odette furrowed her eyebrows; did Emma return already? She heard no talking and Chloe couldn't have been asleep. Chloe mumbled a lot in her sleep and, aside from Naomi's snores, it was silent. Odette wrapped her hand around the curtain and pushed it back. She poked her head out as quietly as she could. Chloe's curtain blocked her from seeing Chloe's bed, much to her disappointment. She heard no noises coming from Chloe's bed, though, so she figured it was alright if she pushed the curtain further.
She flipped her legs off the bed and onto the floor as she reached over and picked up her watch. It was a quarter to one. Odette wasn't sure how she could remain staring up at the ceiling for so long, but she did and she had grown tired of it. Odette put on her watch and stood up. She walked around quietly and quickly slipped on a pair of robes and her shoes. She slipped her wand into her pocket and walked to the door. She placed her hand around the knob and pulled. The door let out a creak and Odette stopped. She winced, but continued to open the door when she didn't hear anything. She stepped outside once she saw no one and hurried down the stairs.
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