My rival. (GXG)

The girl in the photo.

It was such a waste that this was abandoned.

As Estrella took a seat on the sofa, she couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia. She looked outside. She could see the whole kingdom. The view was breathtaking, with the moonlight casting a soft glow over the land.

Vanya looked at the files on the table. They were covered in dust, untouched for years. She sighed and began to shuffle through the papers, trying to piece together what had happened in this once majestic room.

She couldn't read.

Estrella's parents haven't given her a proper education.

She put the files down, and she gazed at Estrella. "Come, there's still more, you know?" Vanya said quietly, seeing how Estrella was captivated by the moon, a gentle gaze on her usually hard face.

She shook her head, snapping out of some type of faze, walking to Vanya, and grabbing her hand. They left the room and closed the door behind them.

"There's no one, Vanya. You don't have to close it."

Vanya gazed at the ground.

"I'd rather do it for the respect of whoever worked there."

"You do you, I guess."

Estrella walked into the parallel room.

The windows were shattered, glass was on the floor, and the room was abandoned for, god knows, how long. Vanya followed Estrella into the other room, feeling a sense of sadness at the state of neglect it was in. She looked around at the broken windows and dusty furniture, feeling a pang of empathy for whoever used to occupy the space.

There was a king-sized bed, but there was dried blood on the sheets, making Estrella wince terribly hard and covering Vanya's eyes with her hands. "What happened here?" She muttered to herself, gazing at the fallen swords on the floor.

They were all rusty.

The wall that faced the outside was destroyed.

"What's the meaning of this?" Estrella asked herself.

Why were there signs of someone fighting? There hasn't been a war in decades. Estrella's heart raced as she pieced together the scene before her, wondering what dark secrets this abandoned room held. She couldn't shake the feeling that something sinister had taken place within these walls.

Vanya clenched her small fingers around her leg. "Let's get out of here." Estrella nodded in agreement, feeling a chill run down her spine. As they hurried out of the room, she couldn't help but glance back one last time, her mind filled with questions about the mysterious past of the abandoned place.

They went into the room right next to the study. The room next door was dimly lit, with dust particles dancing in the moonlight that filtered through the cracked window.

This wasn't as damaged.

The bed was made, the sheets were folded nicely, and the pillows were put into place. The air in this room felt less heavy and less haunted. There was a mirror on her left, still intact, with dust covering it; the reflection was mildly disturbed.

There was a wardrobe, and Estrella opened it out of curiosity.

Girl clothes.

A girl lived here.

But who? Estrella's grandparents only had Henry. Did he have a sister who died?

There were numerous black turtlenecks in all types of colors, especially white and green. Estrella picked up a white turtleneck and held it up to the dim light filtering through the window. It was in remarkably good condition considering the circumstances. As she rummaged through the wardrobe, she found a photo tucked behind some sweaters. It was a faded image of a young girl with long white hair with her back turned to the camera, as if someone had taken a picture of her secretly. Estrella's heart skipped a beat—could this be the girl who once lived in this room?