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Miss Courtney studied Adira’s shocked face. Then her eyes travelled from her face to her clothes and the people surrounding her. She furrowed her eyebrows but still smiled at everyone.
Miss Courtney noticed that Adira was being pampered and she was being given a full makeover. There were lots of women around her, most of them whom she was not familiar with. Fear gripped miss Courtney’s heart but she kept herself collected. In a village like this, it was not normal for girls to get pampered like this unless it was a huge celebration.
“Adira. Are you getting ready for some celebration?” miss Courtney questioned, carefully trying not to sound too curious. However, she felt suspicious. She was fully aware of the fate of the girls in this village.
Adira bit her lips and swallowe
