"Has it been five years already!?" I asked in joy.
No one said anything. I took that as a yes.
"SWEET! No more academy!"
"Ah, Rose, welcome back." A familiar voice said.
I turned and jumped out of the chair. Kirova.
"You." I said, like I was going to kill her, which I was on the path of doing. "YOU PUT ME IN HERE!" I screamed. "You destroyed 5 years of my life for money! Against my will! How DARE you!"
"Actually, it has only been a month and two days." Dimitri said, a pure smile on his face which I only got once in a blue moon.
"I don't care." I vented. "You put me in here without my permission. You signed a contract in my name! Maybe you should be put in the chair."
"Calm down, Miss Hathaway. You are in perfectly good health, as you can plainly see. You survived. You should be thankful."
"And what's THAT supposed to mean?" I hissed.
"Nothing. Now, we are going to take you back to the academy. Everyone has been DYING to see you."
"Is that supposed to be some sick joke?"
"No."
I let it slide. What felt like seconds had been weeks.