Today was a big day.
A monumental day.
A day of great significance in the lives of everyone present.
Especially Grape.
But unfortunately for him, he did not share the enthusiasm of the audience. Mostly because he had been kidnapped.
Mona, his captor, held him tightly in her small but merciless hands, determined not to let her beloved bird escape his fate. Every time he flapped his wings in protest, she simply shushed him, whispering words of encouragement that he most certainly did not appreciate.
But the worst part? His second captor.
Rhett.
The brooding teenager stood beside Mona, arms crossed, expression unreadable, but every time Grape so much as twitched in the wrong direction, an invisible force would block his escape route.
It was unfair.
A helpless bird against two conniving masterminds.
Yet, his struggles were in vain.
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Meanwhile, Elsewhere on the Island…
