"Mum! I'm going out!" I sang out, my voice lilting with excitement as I grabbed my jacket.
"On a Monday?!" she called back, her voice echoing from the kitchen.
"Yeah! I'll try to come back early!"
"Alright! Bring some gossip back home! I miss that!" she trilled, her tone full of playful mischief.
"Hahaha! Okay, bye!" I laughed, waving a hand at the empty hallway before slipping out. My journey there was as peaceful as it usually was, even though I seemed to arrive much quicker than I recalled.
I stood before the entrance, a small smile tugging at my lips. "It's really been a while." I let out a soft sigh of relief, my heart fluttering as I finally reached the Glass of Prism's entrance. I descended the stairs, eager to enter this peculiar oasis of mine.
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