Chapter 42

Arabella’s point of view. I checked out myself one last time in the mirror, reached for my bag and flung it over my shoulder, then dashed out. I was a little bit startled by Renee who’s been waiting by the door, she cleared her throat and held up her phone as though it’s a microphone. “Let’s applaud our brave queen, Queen Arabella of the supernatural world!” she announced to no one, obviously because it’s just the two of us on this floor. She started mimicking the sound of an audience who are cheering and hooting for their idols, I raised my eyebrows at her. “Er…” She threw an arm around my shoulder, before I could utter any words and hugged me sideways. “Ara, you were so amazing, like, I wasn’t expecting you’d fight off those villains without my help” I chuckled lightly. “You’ve earned my respect” she said. “Hmm, it would have been better if I didn’t end up getting injured” She shook her head. “That’s because their claws were coated in wolfsbane” she cringed her nose. “I don’t know ho